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![A customer uses a Sberbank PJSC ATM in Moscow, Russia.]( "A customer uses a Sberbank PJSC ATM in Moscow, Russia.")
![Children who fled the war in Ukraine play on the outdoor park of the Youth Center dr. Henryk Jordan on March 30, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Children who fled the war in Ukraine play on the outdoor park of the Youth Center dr. Henryk Jordan on March 30, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Summons Japanese Envoy Over Protests Against Putin’s Kuril Visit")
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![Flag of Azerbaijan. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Azerbaijan Summons Russian Ambassador Over Pro-Kremlin Propagandist Statements")
![Soldiers of the German armed forces. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Germany Builds Its Largest Military in 13 Years as Recruitment Surges 26%")
![Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class SSAN/SSDN (nuclear-powered auxiliary/drone-carrying submarine) sails from Severodvinsk, August 17, 2026.]( "Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class SSAN/SSDN (nuclear-powered auxiliary/drone-carrying submarine) sails from Severodvinsk, August 17, 2026.")
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Russia has finally sent its purpose-built Khabarovsk nuclear submarine to sea, moving the Kremlin’s Poseidon program into a new phase with a vessel designed from the start to carry six nuclear-powered strategic underwater weapons.![Bulgarian flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Bulgaria Locks In Official Development Assistance Priority for Ukraine Through 2030")
![Nyan One Way Effector during a demonstration at the Salisbury Plain training area in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2026. (Source: UK Ministry of Defense)]( "Nyan One Way Effector during a demonstration at the Salisbury Plain training area in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2026. (Source: UK Ministry of Defense)")
![Shelves of wine at a liquor store. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Classifies Beer, Wines and Vapes as “Strategic Goods” Under New Law")
![A drone flies in front of an Iranian flag. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Has Started Supplying Explosives to Iran to Replenish Weapons Stocks")
![People queue to refuel their cars at a Gazpromneft petrol station on the outskirts of Pereslavl-Zalesskiy on August 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "People queue to refuel their cars at a Gazpromneft petrol station on the outskirts of Pereslavl-Zalesskiy on August 6, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![The frigate Admiral Kasatonov is leaving the Baltic Sea on August 17, 2026.]( "The frigate Admiral Kasatonov is leaving the Baltic Sea on August 17, 2026.")
![Russian ruble on April 20, 2022 in London, England. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian ruble on April 20, 2022 in London, England. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
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-6045eabda64e2de60a0be150cf7cb85e.jpg "Children who fled the war in Ukraine play on the outdoor park of the Youth Center dr. Henryk Jordan on March 30, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
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