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  "id": 1906470,
  "title": "Sacked Ukraine defence minister urges path to elections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukraine-defence-minister-urges-path-to-elections-1906470",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:29:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
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    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260819-sacked-ukraine-defence-minister-urges-path-to-elections"
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  "summary": "Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, sacked last month, on Tuesday called for a move towards elections that have been put off because of the Russian invasion. Ukraine imposed martial law when Russian forces swept over the border in February 2022, and military rule prohibits holding elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukrainian-defence-minister-calls-for-presidential-election",
        "published": "2026-08-19T01:31:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukrainian-defence-minister-calls-for-presidential-election-1864774",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:23:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Sacked Ukraine defence minister urges path to elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukraine-defence-minister-urges-path-to-elections",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:59:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Sacked Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov calls for presidential elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sacked-ukrainian-defence-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-calls-for",
        "published": "2026-08-19T05:12:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}