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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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Soldiers of the honor guard prepare to march as people celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
Commentary
Commentary
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama at the United Nations headquarters September 28, 2015 in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during their joint press conference in the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual meeting with high ranking officers of the Defence Ministry Board on December 11, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
Reports
Commentary
Experts
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Can Kasapoğlu
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
