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A photo shows US and Israeli flags projected on the historic walls of the Old City near Hebron Gate in Jerusalem on June 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
Russia
Russia
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A visitor looks at a creation by Russian artist Irina Nakhova presented at the Russia's pavilion during the 56th International Art Exhibition (Biennale d'Arte) titled 'All the Worlds Futures' on May 5, 2015 in Venice. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
In the Media
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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with journalists of the government press pool in Moscow on March 7, 2012. (ALEXEY NIKOLSKY/AFP/Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on November 23, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio. (Ty Wright/Getty Images)
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Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara on February 26, 2013. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the Federal Assembly in Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 3, 2015. (Sasha Mordovets/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
