Mingri “Ezra” Jin, head pastor of Zion Church, is seen on September 12, 2018, in Beijing, days after authorities shut down one of China’s largest “underground” Protestant churches. (Getty Images)
Soldiers of the honor guard prepare to march as people celebrate the first anniversary of the signing of the decree on the annexation of the Crimea by the Russian Federation, on March 18, 2015 in Sevastopol, Crimea. (Alexander Aksakov/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama at the United Nations headquarters September 28, 2015 in New York City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during their joint press conference in the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an annual meeting with high ranking officers of the Defence Ministry Board on December 11, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. (Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin during peace talks over Eastern Ukraine on February 11, 2015 in Minsk, Belarus. (Dmitry Azarov/Kommersant Photo via Getty Images)