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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (L) attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their talks at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace, November 27, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Putin is meeting with Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the capital, a day before he is expected to attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Astana. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attend a welcoming ceremony prior to their talks at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace, on November 27, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a ceremony for signing bilateral agreements at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on February 18, 2025. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a ceremony for signing bilateral agreements at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on February 18, 2025. (TUR Presidency/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore during the Second Summit and Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, on July 28, 2023, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Getty Images)
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Research Fellow and Program Manager, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, Hudson Institute
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