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  "id": 3303762,
  "title": "NATO seeking to avoid direct military confrontation with Russia, former NATO official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nato-seeking-to-avoid-direct-military-confrontation-with-russia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4157668-nato-seeking-to-avoid-direct-military-confrontation-with-russia-former-nato-official-says.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NATO is seeking to avoid a direct military confrontation with Russia and does not have a comprehensive approach to countering the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare, according to a former Alliance official.",
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        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/zelensky-on-possible-military-support-for-baltic-states-in-event-of",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "NATO Military Committee meeting to take place on Sept 18-19 in Copenhagen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nato-military-committee-meeting-to-take-place-on-sept-18-19-in",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:32:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}