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  "id": 15712951,
  "title": "Vance calls Ukraine ‘partner in a sense,’ urges end to strikes on Russian energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/vance-calls-ukraine-partner-in-a-sense-urges-end-to-strikes-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T06:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
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    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1222926.html"
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  "summary": "US Vice President JD Vance describes Ukraine as a partner state while acknowledging occasional differences in national interests, and believes Kyiv should stop striking Russian energy and oil refining facilities, he said in an interview with an American journalist.",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
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        "published": "2026-10-20T06:04:43.000Z"
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        "title": "Russian military satellite comes within 26 meters of U.S.-Finnish spacecraft providing data to Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/russian-military-satellite-comes-within-26-meters-of-u-s-finnish",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:58:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Ukraine is a partner “in a certain sense” but should stop striking Russian oil refineries, Vance says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ukraine-is-a-partner-in-a-certain-sense-but-should-stop-striking",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:27:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Russian missile and drone blitz kills 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks help in Norway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/russian-missile-and-drone-blitz-kills-4-in-ukraine-as-zelenskyy-seeks",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:02:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Power outages in 12 regions after Russian assault on Ukraine's power plants",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/power-outages-in-12-regions-after-russian-assault-on-ukraines-power",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:37:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Ukraine rescues wounded soldier using drone in daring 'world's first' UAV evacuation of a human",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/ukraine-rescues-wounded-soldier-using-drone-in-daring-worlds-first",
        "published": "2026-10-20T10:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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