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  "id": 14851808,
  "title": "Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries 'a disgrace'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-calls-renewed-ukraine-attacks-on-russian-refineries-a-disgrace-14851808",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T02:38:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/16/trump-calls-renewed-ukraine-attacks-on-russian-refineries-a-disgrace_6758661_4.html"
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  "summary": "In an interview with Newsmax, US President Donald Trump described Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries as a \"disgrace,\" accusing the attacks of driving up global energy prices. Trump expressed his belief that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would like to see the war end soon, but noted that he finds Zelensky more difficult to deal with than Putin. He further asserted that Zelensky is less willing to reach a compromise to end the conflict.\n\nAccording to reports from RTE News, Free Malaysia Today, and Kyiv Post, Zelensky stated to the Financial Times that the pause in strikes against Russian refineries is over because Moscow was not abiding by the ceasefire on hitting energy infrastructure that Trump had announced. While Trump criticized the strikes, Kyiv Post noted that Moscow has continued attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure.\n\nAhead of an EU summit, Zelensky met with NATO chief Mark Rutte and held various bilateral meetings with European leaders in Brussels, according to RTE News and France 24.",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Zelensky Seeks European Support As Ties With Trump Sour After Russian Oil Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/zelensky-seeks-european-support-as-ties-with-trump-sour-after-russian",
        "published": "2026-10-16T00:49:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries ‘a disgrace’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-calls-renewed-ukraine-attacks-on-russian-refineries-a-disgrace",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:45:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Live: Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian oil refineries 'a disgrace'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/live-trump-calls-renewed-ukraine-attacks-on-russian-oil-refineries-a",
        "published": "2026-10-16T01:50:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Trump Calls Ukraine’s Strikes on Russian Oil Refineries a ‘Disgrace,’ Says Zelensky Harder to Deal With Than Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-calls-ukraines-strikes-on-russian-oil-refineries-a-disgrace",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:05:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump calls renewed Ukraine attacks on Russian refineries 'a disgrace'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-calls-renewed-ukraine-attacks-on-russian-refineries-a-disgrace-14852903",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:22:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump calls Zelensky ‘not a good guy’, says Ukraine President harder to deal with than Putin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/trump-calls-zelensky-not-a-good-guy-says-ukraine-president-harder-to",
        "published": "2026-10-16T03:38:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}