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![Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2026 in New York City. (Source: Getty Images)]( "\"I Know No One Who Openly Supports This War, Except One Person\" Zelenskyy Tells UN")
![Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. Illustrative photo.]( "Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. Illustrative photo.")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump pose on a podium on the tarmac after arrival at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Is Officially Invited to G20 Summit in Miami, Rubio Says US Ready for a “Constructive Role”")
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![NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in an event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (Source: NATO)]( "NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in an event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (Source: NATO)")
![Lower Saxony, Wunstorf: Air Force Airbus A400M transport aircraft are stationed at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, on 25 June 2026. Illustrative image.]( "Lower Saxony, Wunstorf: Air Force Airbus A400M transport aircraft are stationed at Wunstorf Air Base in the Hanover region, on 25 June 2026. Illustrative image.")
![A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 military transport helicopter and gunship is pictured at the Russian airbase at Qamishli Airport in northeastern Syria on December 12, 2024. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 military transport helicopter and gunship is pictured at the Russian airbase at Qamishli Airport in northeastern Syria on December 12, 2024. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![French national Martin Ryan (C) during a court hearing as part of his trial on spy charges in Baku on January 6, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "French national Martin Ryan (C) during a court hearing as part of his trial on spy charges in Baku on January 6, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Concrete barriers are being installed around Moscow’s CHPP-8 thermal power plant as Russia moves to reinforce energy infrastructure against possible drone strikes.]( "Concrete barriers are being installed around Moscow’s CHPP-8 thermal power plant as Russia moves to reinforce energy infrastructure against possible drone strikes.")
![A dark plume of smoke rises over Samara following Ukrainian drone strikes on the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery. (Source: OSINT channel Exilenova+)]( "A dark plume of smoke rises over Samara following Ukrainian drone strikes on the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery. (Source: OSINT channel Exilenova+)")
![A Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft flies over Warsaw, Poland, on June 12, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Polish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft flies over Warsaw, Poland, on June 12, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The national flag of Latvia flies beside the European Union flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Latvia Imposes National Sanctions on Usmanov and Fridman After EU Removal")
![President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Zelenskyy Meets Trump at UN to Discuss Ukraine’s Defense Needs and Energy Truce")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin shakes hands on 26 June 2003 with Mikhail Fridman. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU Drops Usmanov and Fridman From Sanctions List Amid Reported Pressure From France and Luxembourg")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-704772dc9b34da9910cb4893650505b9.jpeg "NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte participates in an event hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (Source: NATO)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-91ea40b37043b5ef58c8aceb58a7b970.jpeg "A dark plume of smoke rises over Samara following Ukrainian drone strikes on the Kuibyshev Oil Refinery. (Source: OSINT channel Exilenova+)")
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