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Russia
![MARINE CORPS AIR STATION KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (July 28, 2022) U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jhovan Vigil, 29th Attack Squadron MQ-9 Reaper instructor sensor operator, launches an MQ-9 Reaper during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 28, at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Unmanned and remotely operated vessels extend the capability of interconnected manned platform sensors to enhance the warfighting capacity of multinational joint task forces. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-03/03.17.2023%20Cronin%20DefAero.jpg?h=8c1344d8&itok=I0a3P6nj)
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An airman launches an MQ-9 Reaper during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on July 28, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Jerilyn Quintanilla)
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Vladimir Putin. (Kremlin)
![Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Sergei BOBYLYOV / SPUTNIK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI BOBYLYOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/02.27.2023%20Mead%20WSJ_0.jpg?h=261f740d&itok=8kVQg7zi)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to China's President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. (Photo by Sergei Bobylov/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)
![The B-21 Raider was unveiled to the public at a ceremony December 2, 2022 in Palmdale, Calif. Designed to operate in tomorrow's high-end threat environment, the B-21 will play a critical role in ensuring America's enduring airpower capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/02.24.2023%20Heinrichs%20Billingslea%20Memo.jpg?h=58c8a5e7&itok=z7TyxK3H)
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The B-21 Raider at a public unveiling ceremony on December 2, 2022, in Palmdale, California. (US Air Force)
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Vladimir Putin on February 10, 2023. (Kremlin)
![Members of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army prepare to fire a rocket propelled grenade while testing weapons systems on February 25, 2023, in Donbas, Ukraine. (John Moore/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/02.24.2023%20Rough%20The%20Dispatch%20Podcast_0.jpg?h=790be497&itok=WBgV7s8V)
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Members of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army prepare to fire a rocket propelled grenade while testing weapons systems on February 25, 2023, in Donbas, Ukraine. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Podcast
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Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 27. 2023. (President of Ukraine via Flickr)
![Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev after signing the "New START" treaty in Prague](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-02/02.22.2023%20Huessy%20JBS_0.jpg?h=7ce3e8c5&itok=OAjpSbcp)
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Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev after signing the New START treaty in Prague on April 8, 2010. (Wikimedia Commons)
In the Media
![Wang Yi meets with Vladimir Putin in Mosow, Russia, on February 22, 2023. (Cao Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_sm/public/2023-03/02.22.2023%20Cronin%20The%20Times%20Radio.jpg?h=82a3b3a2&itok=mw7onjGZ)
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Wang Yi meets with Vladimir Putin in Mosow, Russia, on February 22, 2023. (Cao Yang/Xinhua via Getty Images)