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![A schoolboy in the uniform of a modern Russian soldier. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Eyes Lowering Minimum Working Age Amid Severe Labor Crisis")
![Vladimir Putin, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 21, 2013.]( "Vladimir Putin, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 21, 2013.")
![EU and Ukrainian flags fly in the wind in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter for the independance day of Ukraine, on August 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU and Ukrainian flags fly in the wind in front of the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter for the independance day of Ukraine, on August 24, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian national flag hanging on the Moskva Hotel's facade. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Investment Sees Record Decline in 16 Years as Economy Faces Pressure")
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![Shipbuilding company “Almaz.” (Source: Dossier Center)]( "Russian Firms Bypass Sanctions to Import German Marine Engines for FSB Boats")
![Shadow fleet European Union Sanctions enforcement Russian oil exports]( "Europe vs. Russia’s Shadow Fleet: Why Detentions Alone Aren’t Enough")
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The fight over Russia’s war financing is increasingly being waged at sea, and Europe can no longer afford to view Russia’s shadow fleet as a regulatory problem. Is it prepared to disrupt that system rather than just monitor it?![The International Court of Justice (ICJ) met in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 22, 2025, to issue an advisory opinion assessing the legal consequences of Israeli restrictions on United Nations (UN) agencies.]( "The International Court of Justice (ICJ) met in The Hague, Netherlands, on October 22, 2025, to issue an advisory opinion assessing the legal consequences of Israeli restrictions on United Nations (UN) agencies.")
![Supporters of Strong Armenia, the party of billionaire Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest on charges of plotting a coup, stage a campaign rally in central Yerevan on June 3, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Supporters of Strong Armenia, the party of billionaire Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who is under house arrest on charges of plotting a coup, stage a campaign rally in central Yerevan on June 3, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchate in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
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