{
  "id": 8318627,
  "title": "EU condemns Russia’s illegal elections in occupied Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/eu-condemns-russias-illegal-elections-in-occupied-ukraine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/eu-condemns-russia-s-illegal-elections-in-occupied-ukraine-50642743.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Union will never recognize the so-called State Duma elections that the Kremlin is holding in occupied Ukrainian territories, European Commission spokesperson Christian Wigand said on Sept. 18.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Budanov: Ukraine can successfully counter Russia on information front",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/budanov-ukraine-can-successfully-counter-russia-on-information-front",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:32:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}