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A US flag flies off the stern of a tour boat at the Port of Los Angele in California on July 31, 2025. (Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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A night view of Kyiv, Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Overnight, Russia began a large-scale attack on Ukraine, with explosions reported in multiple cities and far outside the restive eastern regions held by Russian-backed rebels. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian servicemen get ready to repel an attack in Ukraine's Lugansk region on February 24, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin summons a meeting of Russia's Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on February 21, 2022. (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
