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Ukrainian troops deploy in trenches retaken from the Russian army on the Vuhledar front line as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on December 01, 2023. The second line of defense of the Ukrainian army near the city of Vuhledar is held by the 58th Motorized Brigade. (Photo by Marek M. Berezowski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian troops deploy in trenches retaken from the Russian army on the Vuhledar front line as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 1, 2023. (Marek M. Berezowski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attending a meeting of leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation in the Belarusian capital Minsk on November 23, 2023. (Valery Sharifulin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attending a meeting of leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the Belarusian capital Minsk on November 23, 2023. (Valery Sharifulin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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walter_russell_mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pose for a group photo with other leaders at the Third Belt and Road Forum on October 18, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Suo Takekuma/Pool via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pose for a group photo with other leaders at the Third Belt and Road Forum on October 18, 2023, in Beijing, China. (Suo Takekuma/Pool via Getty Images)
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tod_lindberg
tod_lindberg
Senior Fellow
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