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![Russian traditional wooden dolls "matryoshka" depicting NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Promises Moon and Mars Base Construction Ahead of Unfolding Space Failures")
![Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a ceremony marking the country's national day attended by guests and ambassadors accredited to Hungary on August 20, 2026, in Budapest. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Hungary's Prime Minister Peter Magyar speaks during a ceremony marking the country's national day attended by guests and ambassadors accredited to Hungary on August 20, 2026, in Budapest. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Smoke rising from an explosion site in the Peter the Great Bay near Volchanets in Primorsky Krai, August 26, 2026.]( "Smoke rising from an explosion site in the Peter the Great Bay near Volchanets in Primorsky Krai, August 26, 2026.")
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![Illustration of 28 South Korean-made K2 Black Panther tanks delivered to Poland. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustration of 28 South Korean-made K2 Black Panther tanks delivered to Poland. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
![Illustration of the Kuril Islands. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)]( "Illustration of the Kuril Islands. (Source: Oleksandr Manukians/UNITED24 Media)")
![Russian leader Vladimir Putin. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Putin Signs 3 Classified Decrees During Unexpected Moscow Visit by CIA Chief")
![Swedish flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Sweden Seeks to Seize Russian Oligarch's Mansion Right Next to Strategic Naval Base")
![A border pillar with the inscription "Republic of Latvia" stands on the Latvian border with Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Latvia Imposes Sweeping New Import Restrictions on Russia and Belarus")
![CIA Director John Ratcliffe. (Source: Getty Images)]( "CIA Director in Moscow Amid Intel on Russian Draft Plans, NATO Escalation Risks")
![Russia is building its own Starlink analogue. (Source: russian media)]( "Two More Satellites From Russia’s Starlink Alternative Face Atmospheric Reentry")
![CIA Director John Ratcliffe. (Source: Getty Images)]( "CIA Director John Ratcliffe Reportedly Arrives in Moscow for Unannounced Meetings")
![Ukrainian Antonov aircraft are parked behind a fence on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian Antonov aircraft are parked behind a fence on the grounds of Leipzig/Halle Airport. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Kazakhstan’s Kondensat Oil Refinery. (Source: Kursiv)]( "Kazakhstan’s Kondensat Oil Refinery. (Source: Kursiv)")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
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