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Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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A shirt bearing the first logo of the Wagner Group is displayed in Moscow, Russia, on May 12, 2023. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin walks prior to his inauguration ceremony in Moscow on May 7, 2024. (Sergei Bobylyov/AFP via Getty Images)
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The presidents of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates attend the narrow format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov on October 21 2024, in Razdory, Russia. (Getty Images)
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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
