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  "id": 19637234,
  "title": "Mélenchon accuses media of 'distorting' his words after criticism of Ukraine remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/melenchon-accuses-media-of-distorting-his-words-after-criticism-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T10:35:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/11/12/melenchon-accuses-media-of-distorting-his-words-after-criticism-of-ukraine-remarks_6778708_5.html"
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  "summary": "Radical-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon suggested a referendum should be held to decide who controls the Russian-occupied Donbas region as a way to resolve the war in Ukraine. According to Le Monde English, this proposal drew criticism from the Ukrainian government.\n\nNATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander John Stringer stated in an interview with Euronews that only Kyiv has the right to determine the future of its sovereign territories. Stringer praised Ukraine's operations against Russian oil refining infrastructure, noting that such actions are hurting Vladimir Putin. He also expressed doubt regarding the Kremlin's sincerity, stating there is little evidence that Putin has abandoned his 2022 goals of annexing Ukrainian territories.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Ukraine's power supply close to critical as Russian strikes bring darkness and cold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ukraines-power-supply-close-to-critical-as-russian-strikes-bring",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:59:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yle News Finland",
        "title": "Ukraine struck Russian warship near Finland",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ukraine-struck-russian-warship-near-finland",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:00:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "NATO backs Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries, says Kyiv alone decides territory's fate – media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/nato-backs-ukraines-strikes-on-russian-refineries-says-kyiv-alone",
        "published": "2026-11-12T07:37:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Photos show charred ruins of Kyiv apartment building after deadly Russian drone strike",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/photos-show-charred-ruins-of-kyiv-apartment-building-after-deadly",
        "published": "2026-11-12T08:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Kyiv faces 20-hour blackouts as Russian strikes cripple Ukraine's power grid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/kyiv-faces-20-hour-blackouts-as-russian-strikes-cripple-ukraines",
        "published": "2026-11-12T09:29:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "A second Russian strike on a blaze near Kyiv killed two firefighters, hours before missiles and jet drones hit 17 sites across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/a-second-russian-strike-on-a-blaze-near-kyiv-killed-two-firefighters",
        "published": "2026-11-12T10:58:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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