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  "id": 4634903,
  "title": "Merz pledges “swift response” to Russian hybrid attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/merz-pledges-swift-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
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    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4159343-merz-pledges-swift-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks.html"
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  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced a swift and coordinated response, together with international partners, to hybrid attacks by Russia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "NATO sees no imminent threat of Russian attack despite hybrid escalation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nato-sees-no-imminent-threat-of-russian-attack-despite-hybrid",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Lavrov calls NATO's Arctic operations 'direct threat,' says Russia's opponents will face 'asymmetric' response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/lavrov-calls-natos-arctic-operations-direct-threat-says-russias",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:13:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}