Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US Special Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner before their talks in Moscow on September 5, 2026. (Getty Images)
Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in support of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026. (US Navy)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) is flanked by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers and ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh, August 29, 2013, Beijing, China (Adrian Bradshaw-Pool/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping shake hands at the meeting of the BRICS delegation heads, in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 5, 2013. (Igor Russak/Host Photo Agency via Getty Images)
Escorted by Chinese military personnel, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel arrives at Qingdao International Airport April 7, 2014 in Qingdao, China. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping (4th, L) meets with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (4th, R) at the Great Hall of the People on April 11, 2014 in Beijing, China. (Parker Song-Pool/Getty Images)