{
  "id": 4616103,
  "title": "Putin escalates Ukraine war, convinced losing Donbas means death — The Economist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/putin-escalates-ukraine-war-convinced-losing-donbas-means-death-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/putin-fears-ending-war-without-taking-donbas-threatens-his-life-50637138.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has decided to escalate the war against Ukraine, convinced that ending hostilities without capturing the Donbas endangers his physical survival, The Economist wrote on Aug. 30.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "The Economist: Putin fears ending the war without victory. ‘They will hang me,’ he reportedly told his inner circle.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-economist-putin-fears-ending-the-war-without-victory-they-will",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:44:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}