{
  "id": 2306160,
  "title": "Europe’s hollowed-out armies: The race to find 100,000 soldiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/europes-hollowed-out-armies-the-race-to-find-100-000-soldiers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T05:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/europes-hollowed-out-armies-the-race-to-find-100000-soldiers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, says Europe needs to be able to rapidly deploy around 100,000 troops to deter a potential Russian attack. Experts warn about the problems meeting this target.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}