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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Europe
Europe
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A rally supporting the Ukrainian people. (Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Russian ICBM military missile launcher seen during the Victory Day Parade at Red Square May 9, 2016 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Commentary
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 30, 2017. (Pavel Golovkin/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands in a hall before a meeting with his Belarus counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 11, 2022. (Getty Images)
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A U.S. soldier on a Stryker takes part in a joint Romanian-U.S. military drill, in a military base, on March 10, 2022, in Smardan, Romania. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on December 15, 2021. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
Experts
Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Tsiporah Fried
Visiting Senior Fellow
