{
  "id": 576235,
  "title": "Congress Targets Putin’s Oil Lifeline With Tough New Sanctions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/congress-targets-putins-oil-lifeline-with-tough-new-sanctions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Europe/Congress-Targets-Putins-Oil-Lifeline-With-Tough-New-Sanctions.html"
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  "summary": "The US House of Representatives moved to advance a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions package on August 10, just days after the Senate approved it by an overwhelming 86-11 vote, opening the next phase of a congressional push to squeeze Moscow’s war economy and give President Donald Trump additional leverage to force Russia toward negotiations with Ukraine. The move came unusually quickly -- while…",
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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."
}