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)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the National Space Centre construction site in Moscow on February 27, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Guneyev / Sputnik/ AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of big businesses at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Nikolsky/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his traditional New Year's Address to the people of Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev\TASS via Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin signed a declaration on allied cooperation between Russia and Azerbaijan at Moscow's Kremlin on February 22, 2022. (Getty Images)