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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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Soldiers assemble a Ukrainian GARA drone before a combat mission in the Pokrovsky direction, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Supporters of Venezuela gather outside the White House in Washington, DC on January 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Men riding a motorbike wave a Syrian flag as Syrian government forces enter the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on February 3, 2026. (Getty Images)
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A Lehit ground robotic system, developed by specialists of the International Legion under the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, is seen during a demonstration in Ukraine on December 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Russia commemorates the end of the Second World War with a large military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov attends the plenary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on January 14, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Getty Images)
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A soldier fires a third-generation Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile system during a professional training session in Ukraine on January 7, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Getty Images)
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A Ukrainian soldier walks around a snow-covered training ground in Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine on December 27, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers practice building assault tactics on October 16, 2025. (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
