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![Black smoke rises from the refinery where a fire broke out following a strike as firefighting efforts continue in Moscow, Russia, on June 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Black smoke rises from the refinery where a fire broke out following a strike as firefighting efforts continue in Moscow, Russia, on June 18, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Getty Images)]( "27 Nations Join Ukraine’s Strategic Unmanned Warfare Initiative")
![US President Donald Trump arrives for a working session on promoting economic growth with G7 leaders during the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Source: Getty Images)]( "American Pastor Faces Deportation From Russia After Calling for Prayer for Trump")
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![Patrol ship HMS Carlskrona, on open water near Karlskrona, Sweden, as part of the NATO Baltic Sea patrol mission, the Baltic Sentry, on February 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Patrol ship HMS Carlskrona, on open water near Karlskrona, Sweden, as part of the NATO Baltic Sea patrol mission, the Baltic Sentry, on February 4, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a press conference in the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026 during German-Ukrainian government consultations. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attend a press conference in the Chancellery in Berlin on April 14, 2026 during German-Ukrainian government consultations. (Source: Getty Images)")
![As Washington Looks to the Pacific, NATO Races to Prevent Gaps in Europe’s Defense]( "As Washington Looks to the Pacific, NATO Races to Prevent Gaps in Europe’s Defense")
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NATO is entering a period of strategic adjustment as the United States redirects part of its global focus, raising questions over how Europe will fill emerging capability gaps.![Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defense, gives an interview at the train station in Kyiv before returning to Berlin via Poland. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defense, gives an interview at the train station in Kyiv before returning to Berlin via Poland. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ships of the German Navy participate in the Andoya “Missile Firing Exercise 2025“ military exercise in the North Sea on October 15, 2025 near Harstad, Norway. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Navy Moves Warships to Red Sea in Preparation for Potential Strait of Hormuz Operation")
![A US Army’s Patriot Surface-to Air missile system is displayed during the Air Power Day at the US airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, South Korea. (Source; Getty Images)]( "A US Army’s Patriot Surface-to Air missile system is displayed during the Air Power Day at the US airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, South Korea. (Source; Getty Images)")
![Indonesian F-16 fighter jet performs during the 78th Anniversary of the Indonesian National Army ceremony in Jakarta, on October 5, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Belgium Has Seven More F-16s for Ukraine—and Says More Could Be Coming")
![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Arrives in Brussels for NATO, UDCG and EU Defense Talks")
![Light composite aircraft in the sky. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Massive Aviation Shutdown Hits Moscow As Russia Grounds Private Pilots And Drones")
![An oil tanker formerly known as the Bella-1. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Fuel Crisis Forces Russia to Import Gasoline by Sea After Drone Strikes")
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-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-557e22c7722f9eebd9873d7ea7e92a9b.jpg "Belgium Has Seven More F-16s for Ukraine—and Says More Could Be Coming")
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