{
  "id": 3258579,
  "title": "Putin issues decree opening door to state control of key sites after deep Ukrainian drone strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putin-issues-decree-opening-door-to-state-control-of-key-sites-after-3258579",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:14:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2026/08/25/putin-issues-decree-opening-door-to-state-control-of-key-sites-after-deep-ukrainian-drone-strikes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing the government to temporarily take control of critical infrastructure if private owners fail to protect it from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild it after strikes. Russia is facing economic and political pressure due to months of escalating, deep and increasingly accurate Ukrainian strikes. Kyiv has used domestically developed long-range…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Putin’s decree allowing the state to take over companies that fail to protect against drones ‘is not about nationalization,’ First Deputy PM Manturov says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putins-decree-allowing-the-state-to-take-over-companies-that-fail-to",
        "published": "2026-08-25T07:41:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Putin issues decree opening door to state control of key sites after deep Ukrainian drone strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putin-issues-decree-opening-door-to-state-control-of-key-sites-after",
        "published": "2026-08-25T09:59:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Putin issues decree opening door to state control of key sites after deep Ukrainian drone strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/putin-issues-decree-opening-door-to-state-control-of-key-sites-after-3239544",
        "published": "2026-08-25T10:23:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}