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![A Patriot long-range air defence system is displayed during the press presentation at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, on June 3, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Patriot long-range air defence system is displayed during the press presentation at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, on June 3, 2024. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is on display during a demonstration near Setermoen on March 12, 2026.]( "A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is on display during a demonstration near Setermoen on March 12, 2026.")
![A border fence stands along the Finnish-Russian border at a closed border crossing, July 16, 2026, Finland, Virolahti.]( "A border fence stands along the Finnish-Russian border at a closed border crossing, July 16, 2026, Finland, Virolahti.")
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![European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas. (Source: Getty Images)]( "EU Foreign Chief Raises Alarm as Pro-Moscow Sentiment Gains Ground")
![Russia's leader Vladimir Putin welcomes US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner prior to their talks in Moscow on September 5, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "US Envoys Leave Moscow Without Breakthrough as Putin Holds Stance")
![A view of the production of silver granules and gold ingots in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on June 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view of the production of silver granules and gold ingots in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on June 16, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The US Navy, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile while underway. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Warns Norway With Military Targeting After Tomahawks Deployment")
![A view of the Goethe-Institut building in Moscow, Russia on September 4, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A view of the Goethe-Institut building in Moscow, Russia on September 4, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A man walks past an information billboard advertising contract service in the Russian Armed Forces, installed on one of the city streets. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A man walks past an information billboard advertising contract service in the Russian Armed Forces, installed on one of the city streets. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia Was Supposed to Be Isolated. Why Is It Everywhere Again?]( "Russia Was Supposed to Be Isolated. Why Is It Everywhere Again?")
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![Photo of Liza Linden]( "Photo of Liza Linden")
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Russian characters are back on Western screens, its athletes are returning to international competition, and its art pushes itself back in Venice. Russian aesthetics, oligarchs, spies, hockey players, and the familiar “mysterious Russian” are once again being packaged for Western audiences. The Kremlin doesn’t even have to do most of the work.![Lithuania State Border guard Vytautas Makauskas stands on patrol near the Lithuania-Belarus border line on June 21, 2021 near Poskonys, Lithuania. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lithuania State Border guard Vytautas Makauskas stands on patrol near the Lithuania-Belarus border line on June 21, 2021 near Poskonys, Lithuania. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Ukrainian BARS-SM jet-powered strike drone.]( "A Ukrainian BARS-SM jet-powered strike drone.")
![Illustrative image of missile trajectories from Russia toward US military sites in Norway. (Photo: Open source)]( "Illustrative image of missile trajectories from Russia toward US military sites in Norway. (Photo: Open source)")
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-cfe701ec5115d776ccc5dc53efe0b756.png "Russia Was Supposed to Be Isolated. Why Is It Everywhere Again?")
-8a49d071e085c2212278c4d38cf4ed36.jpg "A Ukrainian BARS-SM jet-powered strike drone.")
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