{
  "id": 656711,
  "title": "Putin threatens to seize European ships wherever Russia ‘deems necessary’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/putin-threatens-to-seize-european-ships-wherever-russia-deems",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T10:06:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/12/putin-threatens-to-seize-european-ships-wherever-russia-deems-necessary"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would respond in kind to the seizure of Russian vessels by European Union countries, speaking during a visit to Pacific Fleet exercises in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}