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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Sergei Karpukhin via Getty Images)
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Civilians and veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war participate in a training game led by experienced servicemen of the 3rd Assault Brigade in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 10, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks before signing the Take it Down Act on May 19, 2025, at the White House. (Tom Brenner via Getty Images)
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Ukraine’s top negotiator and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov looks on as Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya speaks to journalists after a meeting with the Russian delegates in Istanbul on May 16, 2025. (Getty Images)
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A small brick building in Norilsk, Russia, where winter lasts months 11, on March 21, 2025. (Alexander Manzyuk via Getty Images)
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A recruit of the 28th Separate Mechanized Brigade takes a break in a dugout during field tactical training at an undisclosed location in the Donetsk Region, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025 (Genya Savilov via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2025, in Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images)
Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
