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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)
Russia
Russia
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Russian President Vladimir Putin summons a meeting of Russia's Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on February 21, 2022. (Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his traditional New Year's Address to the people of Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed a declaration on allied cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan at Moscow's Kremlin on February 22, 2022. (Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) pose for the media ahead of bilateral talks at the 2022 Munich Security Conference on February 19, 2022, in Munich, Germany. (Getty ImagesV
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House on February 07, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Experts
Richard Weitz
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis
