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  "id": 15963807,
  "title": "Ukraine didn’t kill the Putinbots. But it did hand Musk and Trump an excuse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/ukraine-didnt-kill-the-putinbots-but-it-did-hand-musk-and-trump-an",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:25:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
    "slug": "crikey",
    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/22/ukraine-starlink-elon-musk-donald-trump-russian-bots-yandex/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Your favourite story is lying to you. The Russian bots never went quiet — they were back within two days. Ukraine's access to Starlink, however, remains throttled. The post Ukraine didn’t kill the Putinbots. But it did hand Musk and Trump an excuse appeared first on Crikey .",
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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Trump denies ordering Starlink slowdown in Ukraine, says he doesn't know who did",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-denies-ordering-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine-says-he-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-10-21T21:08:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "EU urges Musk to provide unrestricted Starlink services for Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/eu-urges-musk-to-provide-unrestricted-starlink-services-for-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-21T22:20:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rubio says Starlink access in Ukraine is up to Musk, not White House",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/rubio-says-starlink-access-in-ukraine-is-up-to-musk-not-white-house",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:40:07.000Z"
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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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