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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov on October 21 2024, in Razdory, Russia. (Getty Images)

A Ukrainian anti-aircraft squadron guards the skies along the front lines in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on October 19, 2024. (Fermin Torrano/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Soldiers take part in the combat shooting exercises of the Lithuanian army and the French-German brigade in Pabrade, Lithuania, on May 6, 2024. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)

Flags for the United States and Ukraine fly on April 23, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers on an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle on February 23, 2024, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Vitalii Nosach/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukrainian soldiers await orders to fire from a 2S1 on September 26, 2024, in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom via Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his speech on September 7, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)

A Stryker fighting vehicle drives down the street on August 30, 2024, in Kursk Region, Russia. (Oleg Palchyk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

A memorial is set near the site of an attack that killed three people in Solingen, Germany, on August 26, 2024. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Ukrainian soldier hides behind a tree on August 16, 2024, in Sudzha, Russia. (Taras Ibragimov/Suspilne Ukraine via Getty Images)

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