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  "id": 14977853,
  "title": "Zelensky asks EU for extra $79 billion to sustain Ukraine’s war effort",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/zelensky-asks-eu-for-extra-79-billion-to-sustain-ukraines-war-effort",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T15:09:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371207/zelensky-asks-eu-extra-79-billion-sustain-ukraines-war-effort"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday asked European Union leaders to provide Kyiv an extra 70 billion euros (US$79 billion) in funding next year to help it keep fighting Russia. “The war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defence, for weapons and for our resilience,” Zelensky said in a speech at an EU summit in Brussels.…",
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    "outlets": 4,
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      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/zelensky-on-diesel-deal-ukraine-cannot-accept-it-as-gas-and-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-16T14:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Zelensky calls on EU to keep Moldova's membership bid shackled to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/zelensky-calls-on-eu-to-keep-moldovas-membership-bid-shackled-to",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:06:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "REPLAY: Ukraine's Zelensky holds presser in Brussels",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/replay-ukraines-zelensky-holds-presser-in-brussels",
        "published": "2026-10-16T15:36:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}