{
  "id": 316648,
  "title": "A profile of Russia's A7, a payment network that helps Russia bypass Western sanctions, handling ~20% of payments in Russian foreign trade, or $100B+ annually (Alexander Osipovich/Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/a-profile-of-russias-a7-a-payment-network-that-helps-russia-bypass",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T17:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russias-hottest-startup-is-a-state-backed-sanctions-evasion-network-7afc488c?st=FJyLce&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A7 says it handles nearly 20% of payments in Russian foreign trade, or more than $100 billion annually",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/zelensky-orders-preparation-of-special-sanctions-operation-against",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:57:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Zelenskyy: We grateful to EU for all 21 rounds of sanctions against Russia, but that is not enough",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/zelenskyy-we-grateful-to-eu-for-all-21-rounds-of-sanctions-against",
        "published": "2026-08-08T12:23:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Russia sanctions bill in US faces 3 key hurdles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/russia-sanctions-bill-in-us-faces-3-key-hurdles",
        "published": "2026-08-08T21:30:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}