{
  "id": 1657706,
  "title": "Near-term peace deal highly unlikely as Russia rejects talks, HUR deputy chief warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/near-term-peace-deal-highly-unlikely-as-russia-rejects-talks-hur",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:26:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/russia-shows-no-signs-of-ceasefire-readiness-on-the-battlefield-50633527.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia shows no signs of being ready for a ceasefire or constructive negotiations, making a near-term peace agreement highly unlikely, Ukraine’s military intelligence deputy chief Vadym Skibitskyi told RBC-Ukraine on August 18.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}