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  "id": 3064232,
  "title": "Russia must pay for the war against Ukraine with its frozen assets – Latvian PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/russia-must-pay-for-the-war-against-ukraine-with-its-frozen-assets",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4157291-russia-must-pay-for-the-war-against-ukraine-with-its-frozen-assets-latvian-pm.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs stressed at a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing summit in Kyiv on August 24 that Russia must pay for its war against Ukraine using the country's frozen assets, instead of EU citizens' money. The Latvian leader pointed out that Russia is not only waging war but also carrying out hybrid attacks on EU countries through illegal migration from Belarus, cyberattacks, and destabilization of social developments. Kulbergs emphasized that the war cost to Ukraine is immense, and it's crucial not to allow Russia to profit, as Russia's LNG purchases, gas supplies, and blocking of the Strait of Hormuz continue to inject money into Russia's economy, ultimately funding missiles that fall on Ukrainian soil.",
  "summary": "EU countries should use frozen Russian assets to pay for the damage inflicted on Ukraine while also cutting off the sources of revenue that finance Russia’s war machine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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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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