{
  "id": 17245095,
  "title": "Ruto reveals Putin’s decision to stop recruiting Kenyans into Russian army",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ruto-reveals-putins-decision-to-stop-recruiting-kenyans-into-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:23:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/ruto-reveals-putins-decision-to-stop-recruiting-kenyans-into-russian-army"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President William Ruto has announced that Russia will no longer enlist Kenyans into its military following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. In a statement shared on his X account on Friday, October 30, 2026, Ruto said Putin had confirmed that Kenya had been categorised as a non-source country for recruitment into the […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Ruto, Putin agree on return of Kenyans recruited into Russian military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ruto-putin-agree-on-return-of-kenyans-recruited-into-russian-military",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:34:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Ruto, Putin agree to halt recruitment of Kenyans into Russian military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ruto-putin-agree-to-halt-recruitment-of-kenyans-into-russian-military",
        "published": "2026-10-30T17:47:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Insider",
        "title": "Putin’s African ties: Military cooperation, “history” wars, and sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/putins-african-ties-military-cooperation-history-wars-and-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:50:50.000Z"
      }
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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."
}