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![Polish Air Force Leonardo M-346 Bielik jet trainer aircraft fly in formation over the city during the Polish Armed Forces Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland on 15 August, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Polish Air Force Leonardo M-346 Bielik jet trainer aircraft fly in formation over the city during the Polish Armed Forces Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland on 15 August, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A fragment of the turbojet engine recovered from the Geran-4 drone that crashed and exploded in Moldova’s Orhei district. (Source: NewsMaker)]( "A fragment of the turbojet engine recovered from the Geran-4 drone that crashed and exploded in Moldova’s Orhei district. (Source: NewsMaker)")
![Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk. (Source: Government of Canada)]( "Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk. (Source: Government of Canada)")
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![Illustrative image of Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) detaining a suspect. (Source: VDD)]( "Illustrative image of Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) detaining a suspect. (Source: VDD)")
![The Union Jack flies during Remembrance Sunday ceremonies on November 11, 2007, in London. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Union Jack flies during Remembrance Sunday ceremonies on November 11, 2007, in London. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Polish-made AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers during field exercises. (Photo: Polish Ministry of National Defence)]( "Polish-made AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers during field exercises. (Photo: Polish Ministry of National Defence)")
![Russia Plans Record $202 Billion War Budget for 2027. Where Is the Money Coming From?]( "Russia Plans Record $202 Billion War Budget for 2027. Where Is the Money Coming From?")
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Russia is preparing to spend more than $200 billion on its military in 2027—more than ever before—even as oil and gas revenues weaken and its budget deficit widens. So where will the money come from? Increasingly, the answer is debt, higher taxes on Russians and businesses, and billions that Moscow continues to earn from energy exports—including sales linked to Europe.![NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius hold a joint press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on September 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius hold a joint press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on September 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian Iranian-designed Shahed drone spotted flying in Moldova. (Source: open source)]( "Unidentified Airborne Object Enters Moldovan Airspace, Marking Third Violation in a Single Day")
![Russian rubles. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Business Earnings Plummet to Lowest Point Since the 2020 Pandemic")
![The Republic of Lithuania sign. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lithuania Moves to Block Russian Property Deals Near High-Risk Strategic Sites")
![This photograph shows a view of the Kremlin taken on May 21, 2026, through the barbed wire of a municipal technical facility in Moscow.]( "This photograph shows a view of the Kremlin taken on May 21, 2026, through the barbed wire of a municipal technical facility in Moscow.")
![A razor-wire boundary fence is seen along the Polish-Lithuanian border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad near the village of Grzybina, Podlaskie Voivodeship, near the Suwalki Gap on September 26, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A razor-wire boundary fence is seen along the Polish-Lithuanian border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad near the village of Grzybina, Podlaskie Voivodeship, near the Suwalki Gap on September 26, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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-c7786b6651af04ff3e05909a3cd5ec73.jpg "Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk. (Source: Government of Canada)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-345aee9b57d3b345605d3f95fe51cbf3.jpg "NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevicius hold a joint press conference at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on September 29, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
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