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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania. on May 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The General Assembly of the United Nations is seen during the election of the next president of the General Assembly on June 2, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, is seen ahead of a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Moscow on January 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Luke Coffey attends the International Black Sea Security Forum 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine, on June 14, 2024. (Getty Images)
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Black smoke rises after Ukraine reportedly launched unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) attacks on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 3, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow on May 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The logo of the United Nations at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York. (Getty Images)
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The Council of Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Turkistan, Kazakhstan, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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The village of Kangaamiut, Greenland, on March 14, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif attend the official opening ceremony of Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, on April 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Tsiporah Fried
Visiting Senior Fellow
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
