{
  "id": 5071905,
  "title": "Russian imports from Maldives soar 90-fold since invasion of Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/russian-imports-from-maldives-soar-90-fold-since-invasion-of-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/maldives-reduce-inspections-of-goods-transiting-through-country-to-russia-to-circumvent-sanctions-50637862.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Maldives draws millions of tourists each year with its white sand beaches, turquoise waters, and luxury resorts. But behind that postcard-perfect image, a new trade has quietly emerged: a network of companies helping Russia evade sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 1, citing a range of documents and comments from Western officials.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}