In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin enters a hall to meet with graduates of higher military educational institutions at the Kremlin on June 23, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
A formation of Dongfeng-41 nuclear missiles takes part in a military parade celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (Xia Yifang via Getty Images)
Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Win McNamee via Getty Images)
A US Marine Corps VXE30 Stalker unmanned aerial system is staged during a maritime domain awareness training exercise in southern Finland on July 31, 2025. (DVIDS)
A signing table remains in the East Room after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leaves the White House early on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
A performer holds an African National Congress flag while listening to Cyril Ramaphosa speak during the ANC Siyanqoba Rally on May 25, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Chris McGrath via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. (Saul Loeb/ AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Ukrainian soldiers practice firing a Browning heavy machine gun on February 20, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump speaks during signing of executive orders at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 18, 2025. (Getty Images)