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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow late on April 29, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Russia
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Lt. Gen. Patton with Maj. Gen. Walter Robertson pass in review of Army troops in April 1944 prior to the Normandy invasion in June. (US Army via Wikimedia Commons)
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China’s President Xi Jinping leaves after delivering a speech during a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists and answers questions in Kyiv on September 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Light installation by Ukrainian artist and lighting designer Mykola Kabluka and the Expolight team appears on the Mother Ukraine monument on September 18, 2025, in Kyiv. (Getty Images)
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Muslims living and visiting the capital perform their prayers at the Moscow Central Mosque, on September 1, 2025, in Moscow. (Metin Aktas via Getty Images)
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President Ibrahim Traore, leader of the military regime of Burkina Faso, arrives in Moscow, Russia, on May 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Clashes erupt between Georgian police and protesters on the second day of protest against "foreign agents" bill, in Tblisi, Geogia on March 08, 2023 (David Mdzinarishvili via Getty Images)
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China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People following a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Ken Moriyasu
Senior Fellow
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
