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A digital display stock index is seen in Lujiazui, China, on March 9, 2026. (Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the military parade on Red Square. (Media from the Office of the President of Russia)
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) prior to a joint press conference at Turkey's Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on December 01, 2014. (Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 15, 2015. (SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at Defender of the Fatherland Day on February 23, 2015 in central Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
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Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Nate Sibley
Fellow and Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
