Russia
The Russian flag waving in front of the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP)
In this handout photograph taken and released by the press service of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces on Jan. 2, 2026. (AFP)
In this grab from a live broadcast run by the Russian space agency, a Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a number of satellites blasts outside the city of Uglegorsk, Russia. (AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2025. (AFP)
A Russian flag waves in front of a US flag seen at the US Embassy in Moscow on Dec. 15, 2025. (AFP)
A portrait of Blaise Metreweli, the first ever female Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). (AFP/British Government)
A woman cycles past the Russian embassy in Berlin, on December 4, 2019. Germany said on Dec. 12, 2025. (AFP)
A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet performs during MAKS-2009 in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 21, 2009. (AP)
A Russian warship is docked in the Port Sudan, in Port Sudan, Sudan, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP)
logo of the non-governmental organization "Human Rights Watch" and a world map. (AFP)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (AP)
The sun sets over a heavily damaged area of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 7, 2025. (AFP)
A Russian Ministry of Defense illustration of a nuclear-powered unmanned underwater vehicle “Poseidon”. (Photo: Russian Defense Ministry)
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethm, in Brussels on October 15, 2025. (AFP)
Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R), shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin (L). (Photo: SANA)
