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![A member of the British military prepares for Exercise Hyperion Storm at Leeming and the Otterburn Training Area in the north of England, on January 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A member of the British military prepares for Exercise Hyperion Storm at Leeming and the Otterburn Training Area in the north of England, on January 30, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Zimbabwean military personnel arrive to secure the area ahead of the ceremony at the National Sport Stadium in Harare, on November 24, 2017. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zimbabwe Investigators Uncover Alleged Recruitment Pipeline to Russian Army")
![Why Sweden Became One of Ukraine’s Biggest Military Supporters]( "Why Sweden Became One of Ukraine’s Biggest Military Supporters")
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For more than two centuries, Sweden remained militarily non-aligned. Russia’s aggression changed that almost overnight. Today, Sweden is one of Kyiv’s largest military backers, has joined NATO , and is even adapting its own armed forces based on lessons learned from Ukraine’s battlefield.Newsletter
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![A streak of light trails off into the night sky. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Plans First New Nuclear Warhead In Decades For Next Generation Submarines")
![A woman walks past a red star installation, with the Kursk regional administration building. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Elites Contemplate Exit Strategies Over Economic Strain and War Escalation")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Expands Presidential Security Apparatus for the Fourth Time Since the Ukraine Invasion")
![Iranian national flags are placed in front of the ruins of a building in Tehran, Iran. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Iranian national flags are placed in front of the ruins of a building in Tehran, Iran. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, founded by Milesians in Mount Mithridat in Kerch. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s Hermitage Cancels All Expeditions to Temporarily Occupied Crimea Following Wave of Strikes")
![The Armada LNG Mediterrana vessel operating as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal for the Delimara Power Station in Marsaxlokk, south-east of the island of Malta. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Armada LNG Mediterrana vessel operating as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal for the Delimara Power Station in Marsaxlokk, south-east of the island of Malta. (Source: Getty Images)")
![German Army tank grenadiers from the Puma infantry fighting vehicle unit cross a path lined with anti-tank obstacles during the “Freedom Shield 2026” combat exercise in Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Army tank grenadiers from the Puma infantry fighting vehicle unit cross a path lined with anti-tank obstacles during the “Freedom Shield 2026” combat exercise in Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)")
![NM189 Ingeniorpanservogn engineering vehicles of the Ukrainian Army during training in Poland, April 2023. (Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defense)]( "NM189 Ingeniorpanservogn engineering vehicles of the Ukrainian Army during training in Poland, April 2023. (Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defense)")
![The superyacht Graceful, widely linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, moored in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea port, on July 13, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The superyacht Graceful, widely linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, moored in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea port, on July 13, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian gay and LGBT rights activist shows a sign reading "Love is stronger than homophobia" from inside a Russian riot police van during an unauthorized gay rights activists rally in central Moscow on May 25, 2013.(Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian gay and LGBT rights activist shows a sign reading \"Love is stronger than homophobia\" from inside a Russian riot police van during an unauthorized gay rights activists rally in central Moscow on May 25, 2013.(Source: Getty Images)")
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-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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