{
  "id": 1476557,
  "title": "EU plans most far-reaching sanctions on Russia in coming months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/eu-plans-most-far-reaching-sanctions-on-russia-in-coming-months",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3364321/eu-plans-most-far-reaching-sanctions-russia-coming-months"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The European Union intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia in the coming months over its war in Ukraine, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told a German newspaper. “EU sanctions have already cost Russia dearly, depriving Russia’s war machine of over €1 trillion (US$1.16 trillion) and for autumn I am putting forward the most far-reaching sanctions listings since the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Kallas plans to propose most far-reaching sanctions list against Russia this autumn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kallas-plans-to-propose-most-far-reaching-sanctions-list-against",
        "published": "2026-08-17T15:20:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}