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  "id": 15878931,
  "title": "US envoy Steve Witkoff thanks Vladimir Putin for diesel deal at Ukraine talks in Russia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/us-envoy-steve-witkoff-thanks-vladimir-putin-for-diesel-deal-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T11:07:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/us-envoy-steve-witkoff-thanks-vladimir-putin-for-diesel-deal-at-ukraine-talks-in-russia"
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  "summary": "US envoy Steve Witkoff is in Saint Petersburg, holding talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin. The face to face meeting comes after he met with Ukraine's president and other European leaders in Oslo. Witkoff is due to return to the Norwegian capital after his visit to Russia. Washington seeks to breathe new life into US-led efforts to end the war. Details and analysis by FRANCE 24…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/russia-frees-detained-american-stephen-hubbard-during-us-envoys-visit",
        "published": "2026-10-21T11:45:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Moscow and Washington are discussing possible prisoner releases through intelligence channels, Russia says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/moscow-and-washington-are-discussing-possible-prisoner-releases",
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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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