Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the South China Sea on June 10, 2024. (US Navy photo)
Ceremonial soldiers parade during the 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024. (Sefa Karacan via Getty Images)
The guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald fires the first Naval Strike Missile from a US destroyer on July 18, 2024, in the Pacific Ocean. (US Navy photo)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China–Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 17, 2025. (Huang Jingwen via Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a festive reception for foreign leaders attending celebrations of Victory Day on May 9, 2025. (Getty Images)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference for the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on May 13, 2025, in Beijing. (Tingshu Wang via Getty Images)