Caption
Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Europe
Europe
Header image
Caption
Radar domes in Svalbard, Norway, on March 15, 2013. (Bernt Rostad via Flickr)
Caption
President Joe Biden on October 11, 2023, in the White House Rose Garden. (Official White House Photo via Flicker)
Caption
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Presidential Executive Office of Russia, via Wikimedia Commons)
Caption
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire a US-made M109 self-propelled howitzer on the frontline, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Caption
(What Really Matters logo)
Caption
Palestinians in Ramallah, West Bank, on November 1, 2023, chant slogans in support of the people in the Gaza Strip amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images)
Caption
A Ukrainian soldier shoots from a trophy AGS-17 on October 27, 2023, in Bakhmut, Ukraine. (Kostya Liberov/Libkos via Getty Images)
Caption
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 4, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Caption
Newly elected US House Speaker Mike Johnson is sworn in at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2023. (Tome Brenner/AFP via Getty Images)
Caption
(Screenshot via Fox News)
Caption
Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images)
Caption
A Ukrainian military pilot flies a first-person view (FPV) drone during a combat flight at the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on October 24, 2023. (Kostya Liberov/Libkos via Getty Images)
Experts
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
