{
  "id": 1810984,
  "title": "Ukraine’s ousted defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov urges path to elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ukraines-ousted-defense-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-urges-path-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T21:43:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/18/ukraine-s-ousted-defense-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-urges-path-to-elections_6756648_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The popular former minister said on Tuesday that Kyiv must find a 'legal, safe and realistic' way to restore the democratic process even amid the prolonged war. Ukraine imposed martial law when Russian forces invaded in February 2022, and military rule prohibits holding elections.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Breaking: Fedorov calls for wartime elections, says Putin shouldn't decide when Ukrainians vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/breaking-fedorov-calls-for-wartime-elections-says-putin-shouldnt",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:23:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Fedorov calls for wartime elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/fedorov-calls-for-wartime-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:31:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}