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  "id": 15649530,
  "title": "What Russia's doing to Ukraine is 'fine,' Trump says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/what-russias-doing-to-ukraine-is-fine-trump-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T20:25:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/what-russias-doing-to-ukraine-is-fine-trump-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Russia's actions in Ukraine have been \"fine\" and that the country hasn't been doing much to the nation it has been trying to conquer for over a decade. On October 19, Trump told reporters that Russia has been \"fine\" on Ukraine, despite recent drone strikes that killed six people, including two children, and missile attacks on Kyiv and critical energy facilities.\n\nTrump expressed openness to a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, but insisted that the primary purpose wouldn't be to address Ukraine's concerns, as Russia, apparently, has been fine on Ukraine. He suggested the meeting would focus on nuclear disarmament. When asked about the proposed summit, Trump claimed the U.S. was negotiating with the Kremlin about releasing a high-profile hostage and praised Russia for being \"very well-behaved\" on Iran, where it hasn't taken any actions against the country that the U.S. can see.",
  "summary": "\"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much,\" Trump said, hours after a Russian drone strike in a public park killed six people, including two children.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "published": "2026-10-19T18:42:50.000Z"
      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/max-miller-comes-out-against-trump-waiving-russia-sanctions",
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        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Trump says he’s ready to meet with Putin and Xi, but he wants to talk about nuclear weapons, not Russia’s war with Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/trump-says-hes-ready-to-meet-with-putin-and-xi-but-he-wants-to-talk",
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      },
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        "published": "2026-10-19T21:00:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Trump: ‘somebody else’ should negotiate with Russia for Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/trump-somebody-else-should-negotiate-with-russia-for-ukraine",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/zelensky-should-get-somebody-else-to-negotiate-to-end-ukraine-war",
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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."
}