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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet during the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Zelenskiy via Getty Images)
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Taiwanese soldiers of the 58th Artillery Command mobilize a HIMARS missile system to a tactical position as part of the ongoing Han Kuang military exercise in Taichung, Taiwan, on July 12, 2025. (Daniel Ceng via Getty Images)
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on education issues at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 10, 2025. (Mikhail Metzel via Getty Images)
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A US airman loads ammunition, weapons, and other equipment bound for Ukraine during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, on February 10, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Mauricio Campino)
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard with a shotgun as his fellow soldiers install anti-drone nets over a road at an undisclosed location in the eastern Donetsk region on July 8, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Roman Pilipey via Getty Images)
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US President Donald Trump holds up a chart of "reciprocal tariffs" at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on May 13, 2025, in Beijing. (Tingshu Wang via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a festive reception for foreign leaders attending celebrations of Victory Day on May 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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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)
