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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)
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Emergency services vehicles are seen outside the burning Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Russia, on March 22, 2024. (Stringer via Getty Images)
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Texas national guardsmen arrive at the El Paso airport on March 26, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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One of the suspects of the deadly terror attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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A screen displays a portrait of re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin following the announcement of the official results in the three-day presidential election at Russia's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Moscow on March 21, 2024. (Stringer via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, attending the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2023. (Alexander Kazakov via Getty Images)
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev receives Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Baku, Azerbaijan, on March 17, 2024. (Azerbaijani Presidency via Getty Images)
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A Swedish CB90-class fast assault craft approaches the well deck of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall during exercise Steadfast Defender 24 on March 6, 2024, in the Norwegian Sea. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)
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Ukrainian soldiers of the 79th brigade in the frontline city of Vuhledar, Ukraine, on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Matthew Boyse
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
