{
  "id": 6505596,
  "title": "Ex-Australian special forces troops approached to train Russians to fight Ukraine, leaked report claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ex-australian-special-forces-troops-approached-to-train-russians-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T00:26:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/ex-australian-special-forces-troops-approached-to-train-russians-to-fight-ukraine-leaked-report-claims-20260910-p60w0m.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Special forces veterans from Australia and Britain have been approached to provide training to Russian soldiers, according to a leaked Five Eyes intelligence assessment. The details of the training are not specified, but it is described as \"illegal\" in the assessment.\n\nThe approach to the veterans was reportedly made in the context of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine.\n\nUS President Donald Trump had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 8, which Trump described as \"great\". The call followed a visit to Kyiv by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who discussed ending the war with Ukrainian officials. According to The Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian President Zelensky expects the war to continue into the winter months.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Trump praises 'great' call with Putin as Russian forces pummel cities across Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/trump-praises-great-call-with-putin-as-russian-forces-pummel-cities",
        "published": "2026-09-09T23:54:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Ex-Australian special forces troops approached to train Russians to fight Ukraine, leaked report claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ex-australian-special-forces-troops-approached-to-train-russians-to-6505621",
        "published": "2026-09-10T00:26:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump says Putin wants Ukraine deal, blames delay on 'two people that hate each other'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/trump-says-putin-wants-ukraine-deal-blames-delay-on-two-people-that",
        "published": "2026-09-10T00:32:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}