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A Magura naval drone sails on April 13, 2024, in Ukraine. (Vitalii Nosach via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin grimaces during his meeting with participants of the Russia International Exhibition-Forum on July 8, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Peter Rough and Christopher Cavoli at the NATO Public Forum on July 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Madeline Yarbrough)

The view of a melting glacier in Svalbard, Norway, on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Zhao Dingzhe/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Ukrainian Army soldiers prepare a military intelligence drone for flight in the direction of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu via Getty Images)

US Army infantry soldiers wait for further instruction during a force on force exercise near Tapa, Estonia, on April 14, 2024. (US Army photo by Spc. Trey Gonzales)

A protester waves Georgian and European Union flags in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 28, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images)

Moldovans hold national flags at a rally in the courtyard of Moldovan presidential headquarters in Chisinau, Moldova, on December 17, 2023. (Photo by Elena Covalnco/AFP via Getty Images)

A warship is seen docked in Sochi on November 27, 2023. (Mikhail Mordasov/AFP via Getty Images)

Volodymyr Zelensky and Jens Stoltenberg shake hands on April 29, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey via Getty Images)

Flags of Ukraine and NATO are seen in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 29, 2024. (Photo by STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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