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![Russian leader Vladimir Putin speaks at the Valdai Discussion Club meeting in Moscow on October 1, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Warns Russia Must Not Create an “Intellectual Elite” Taught to Think")
![UniCredit Bank logo seen on a residential building. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Approves Italian Bank UniCredit’s Plan to Restructure and Sell Its Russian Bank")
![Several Polish Army Leopard 2PL main battle tanks carrying Polish national flags. (Source: Getty Images)]( "‘Pre-War State’ Is Poland’s New Security Concept, With Warsaw Drafting Legislation to Counter Hybrid Threats")
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![Red Square in Moscow. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s Oil Revenues Drop 17% Despite a 13-Year High for Urals Crude")
![Polish soldiers march in formation. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Massive Military Buildup Near Ukrainian Border Announced by Polish Defense Chief")
![Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Hosts Regional Talks on Afghanistan With Taliban Delegation, Humanitarian Aid and Regional Security in Focus")
![F-35 and F-16 fighter jets of the Belgian Air Component perform a demonstration flight within the scope of the Belgian Air Force Days at Florennes Air Base in Florennes, Belgium, on June 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "F-35 and F-16 fighter jets of the Belgian Air Component perform a demonstration flight within the scope of the Belgian Air Force Days at Florennes Air Base in Florennes, Belgium, on June 28, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Drones prepared for launch lie on the ground in a forest at Ukrainian military positions of the Attack Drone Battalion “Hornets of Dovbush” on August 23, 2026 in Sumy region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Drones prepared for launch lie on the ground in a forest at Ukrainian military positions of the Attack Drone Battalion “Hornets of Dovbush” on August 23, 2026 in Sumy region, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment serviceman during the combat capability experiment at the Barossa training area in Sandhurst, September 23, 2026.]( "Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment serviceman during the combat capability experiment at the Barossa training area in Sandhurst, September 23, 2026.")
![Martin Jäger, President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), at the public hearing of the Parliamentary Control Panel (PKGr), the body responsible for overseeing the work of the intelligence services, Berlin, October 5, 2026.]( "Martin Jäger, President of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), at the public hearing of the Parliamentary Control Panel (PKGr), the body responsible for overseeing the work of the intelligence services, Berlin, October 5, 2026.")
![The NATO flag is displayed during the NATO Summit at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands, on June 23, 2025.]( "The NATO flag is displayed during the NATO Summit at the World Forum in The Hague, The Netherlands, on June 23, 2025.")
![A biohazard sticker is displayed at the Invitro LLC laboratory in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A biohazard sticker is displayed at the Invitro LLC laboratory in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Illustrative image. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad]( "Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- Investigations
A Geran-4 smashes into a building in the middle of the night, far from the frontline. Inside it are a British microcomputer, a Chinese jet engine, and American computer chips, showing how Russia’s drone manufacturing depends on foreign components.
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-8a4f2909bd0ef7bd15e5baecedbfa2f9.webp "Unboxing Russia’s Geran-4 Drone: Nearly All Its Electronics Are Made Abroad")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
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