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![Ruins of ancient Greek city of Panticapaeum, founded by Milesians in Mount Mithridat in Kerch. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia’s Hermitage Cancels All Expeditions to Temporarily Occupied Crimea Following Wave of Strikes")
![The Armada LNG Mediterrana vessel operating as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal for the Delimara Power Station in Marsaxlokk, south-east of the island of Malta. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The Armada LNG Mediterrana vessel operating as a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal for the Delimara Power Station in Marsaxlokk, south-east of the island of Malta. (Source: Getty Images)")
![German Army tank grenadiers from the Puma infantry fighting vehicle unit cross a path lined with anti-tank obstacles during the “Freedom Shield 2026” combat exercise in Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)]( "German Army tank grenadiers from the Puma infantry fighting vehicle unit cross a path lined with anti-tank obstacles during the “Freedom Shield 2026” combat exercise in Lithuania. (Source: Getty Images)")
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![NM189 Ingeniorpanservogn engineering vehicles of the Ukrainian Army during training in Poland, April 2023. (Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defense)]( "NM189 Ingeniorpanservogn engineering vehicles of the Ukrainian Army during training in Poland, April 2023. (Source: Norwegian Ministry of Defense)")
![The superyacht Graceful, widely linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, moored in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea port, on July 13, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The superyacht Graceful, widely linked to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, moored in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea port, on July 13, 2015. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A Russian gay and LGBT rights activist shows a sign reading "Love is stronger than homophobia" from inside a Russian riot police van during an unauthorized gay rights activists rally in central Moscow on May 25, 2013.(Source: Getty Images)]( "A Russian gay and LGBT rights activist shows a sign reading \"Love is stronger than homophobia\" from inside a Russian riot police van during an unauthorized gay rights activists rally in central Moscow on May 25, 2013.(Source: Getty Images)")
![Cars queue at a gas station operated by Rosneft, a state-controlled Russian oil company, on June 27, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Cars queue at a gas station operated by Rosneft, a state-controlled Russian oil company, on June 27, 2026, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![What the Four Nordic Countries Got Right About Supporting Ukraine]( "What the Four Nordic Countries Got Right About Supporting Ukraine")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland have stood firmly with Ukraine since the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion. From pioneering new military aid models to supplying advanced air defenses, fighter jets, and energy assistance, the Nordic countries have formed one of Kyiv’s strongest and most reliable support coalitions.![A woman looks at empty shelves in the sanitary napkin section at a shopping mall on March 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A woman looks at empty shelves in the sanitary napkin section at a shopping mall on March 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Soldiers who were among several hundred that took up positions around a Ukrainian military base stand near the base's periphery in Crimea on March 2, 2014, in Perevalne, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Soldiers who were among several hundred that took up positions around a Ukrainian military base stand near the base's periphery in Crimea on March 2, 2014, in Perevalne, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russian LNG tanker equipped with a heavy machine gun in the Gulf of Finland, May 2026.]( "Russian LNG tanker equipped with a heavy machine gun in the Gulf of Finland, May 2026.")
![A woman walks by as an exterior view of the Central Bank of the Russia building in Moscow, Russia on June 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A woman walks by as an exterior view of the Central Bank of the Russia building in Moscow, Russia on June 19, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A seller of fruit on August 13, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Crimea Fuel Crisis Triggers Layoffs and Wage Delays Across Occupied Peninsula")
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-64649b26504a150e533e4e4cd48d9ee0.jpg "What the Four Nordic Countries Got Right About Supporting Ukraine")
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