{
  "id": 2617797,
  "title": "How a Trump Envoy Uses Vodka and Dirty Jokes to Conduct U.S. Diplomacy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/how-a-trump-envoy-uses-vodka-and-dirty-jokes-to-conduct-u-s-diplomacy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T14:38:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/europe/belarus-john-coale-lukashenko-trump.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The diplomat, John Coale, says his personalized approach gets results and matches the president’s style. Critics contend he is giving up too much to an authoritarian leader.",
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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."
}