{
  "id": 9798867,
  "title": "Putin dismisses Russia’s ambassadors to Britain and France. The Kremlin says it’s in no hurry to name replacements.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/putin-dismisses-russias-ambassadors-to-britain-and-france-the-kremlin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T17:15:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/25/putin-dismisses-russia-s-ambassadors-to-britain-and-france-the-kremlin-says-it-s-in-no-hurry-to-name-replacements"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to remove Russia's ambassadors from the United Kingdom and France, according to remarks made by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. \"With the limited bilateral ties we share with these nations, there's no pressing need to hasten the process,\" Peskov explained on the Vy Slushali Telegram channel.\n\nAndrei Kelin, who had served as Russia's ambassador to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland since 2019, was relieved of his duties on September 25. Just a day earlier, on September 24, Putin dismissed Alexey Meshkov, who had been representing Russia in France for the past five years since 2017.\n\nThe Kremlin has stated that it is not eager to announce replacements for the ambassadors at this time.",
  "summary": "Russia is in no hurry to appoint new ambassadors to the U.K. and France, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.",
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        "published": "2026-09-25T06:53:42.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "RFI English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/edf-faces-legal-action-over-frances-continuing-nuclear-ties-with",
        "published": "2026-09-25T15:19:17.000Z"
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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."
}