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A Russian army T-72-B3 tank fires during military exercises at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020 during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills gathering China, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops, along with ex-Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan and Belarus. - Up to 250 tanks and around 450 infantry combat vehicles and armoured personnel carriers will take part in the September 21 to 26 land and naval exercises that will involve 80,000 people including support staff. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF /
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A Russian T-72 tank fires during joint military exercises between Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Iran, Pakistan, and Myanmar at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020, during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
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Vladimir Putin on a screen set at Red Square in central Moscow as he addresses a rally marking the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on September 30, 2022. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
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