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![A road sign is displayed for vehicles entering Estonia from Russia at the Luhamaa border crossing on October 3, 2025, in Luhamaa, Estonia. Illustrative image.]( "A road sign is displayed for vehicles entering Estonia from Russia at the Luhamaa border crossing on October 3, 2025, in Luhamaa, Estonia. Illustrative image.")
![A Swedish Navy CB90 fast assault craft sails in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 31, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Swedish Navy CB90 fast assault craft sails in Stockholm, Sweden, on August 31, 2026. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian billionaire and businessman Alisher Usmanov attends the meeting with sports officials while visiting the Olympic Syncronized Olympic Center on March 27, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian billionaire and businessman Alisher Usmanov attends the meeting with sports officials while visiting the Olympic Syncronized Olympic Center on March 27, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![The European flags flapping in the breeze in front of the Louise Weiss building headquarters of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 17, 2026. (]( "The European flags flapping in the breeze in front of the Louise Weiss building headquarters of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, eastern France on September 17, 2026. (")
![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. Illustrative photo. (]( "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. Illustrative photo. (")
![Russian Molniya drone in Mali in September 2026. (Source: Alerte Sahel)]( "Russian Molniya drone in Mali in September 2026. (Source: Alerte Sahel)")
![A French flag on October 11, 2024, in Paris, France.]( "A French flag on October 11, 2024, in Paris, France.")
![Illustration of a low-Earth-orbit satellite communications network around Earth.]( "Illustration of a low-Earth-orbit satellite communications network around Earth.")
![A man votes with an electronic voting system in Russia's parliamentary election at a polling station in Moscow on September 20, 2026.]( "A man votes with an electronic voting system in Russia's parliamentary election at a polling station in Moscow on September 20, 2026.")
![Smoke billows from the frontline city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on May 3, 2023. Illustrative photo.]( "Smoke billows from the frontline city of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, on May 3, 2023. Illustrative photo.")
![An illustration published by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs depicts Russian cultural influence as a vehicle for disinformation, propaganda, espionage, and missile attacks. (]( "An illustration published by Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs depicts Russian cultural influence as a vehicle for disinformation, propaganda, espionage, and missile attacks. (")
![Workers assemble Shahed-type attack drones at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, Russia.]( "Workers assemble Shahed-type attack drones at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, Russia.")
![Ukrainian children and accompanying adults pose with Ukrainian flags. Illustrative image. (Source: Ombudsman of Ukraine)]( "Ukrainian children and accompanying adults pose with Ukrainian flags. Illustrative image. (Source: Ombudsman of Ukraine)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-b0d46afb81597e93f5d4390b17a5aa1f.jpg "Russian billionaire and businessman Alisher Usmanov attends the meeting with sports officials while visiting the Olympic Syncronized Olympic Center on March 27, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
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