Alexei Moskalyov, right, is escorted from a courtroom in Yefremov, Tula region, some 186 miles south of Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 27, 2023.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/333953/anti-war-russian-dad-extradited-from-belarus.html

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/335834/belarus-prez-promises-nuclear-weapons-to-everyone.html

Dzmitry Tesserukou and colleagues from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skolkovo) in Moscow, Russia created the MorphoLande.

Source: https://centralrecorder.com/scientists-in-russia-have-developed-a-hybridmothership-drone-which-can-walk-and-fly-as-well-as-release-mini-worker-bees/

FILE - Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on May 20, 2022.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/mali-defends-russian-ties-and-opposes-options-for-un-force

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, on February 18, 2022.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1718672/kremlin-the-sooner-ukraine-accepts-our-demands-sooner-conflict-can-end

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with heads of security services in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2023.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-it-may-use-similar-weapons-if-u.s.-supplies-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, February 3, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/putin-approved-supply-of-missiles-that-shot-down-mh17-in-2014-investigators-say/article_55837412-266c-5329-9252-a8098b8ac0f5.html

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia May 26, 2023.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1775863/putin-orders-stronger-russian-border-security

FILE - Russian Kamila Valieva competes in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, the Golden Skate of Moscow, at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 23, 2022.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/world_news/article_ff0b5b52-ea1f-58dc-8ff3-c5b286ff44ce.html

FILE - Russian Tu-22M-3 long-range bombers fly during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2016.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/why-would-russia-use-hypersonic-missile-in-strike-on-ukraine/article_d0120063-a100-5a82-bc0b-0fd8dd8e6421.html

FILE Russian writer and publicist Zakhar Prilepin attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/pro-kremlin-writers-car-explodes-in-russia-killing-driver-2023-05-06.html

In this photo taken from video, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 26, 2023.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5510037/us-cautious-on-russian-rebellion-to-avoid-creating-an-opening-for-putin/

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin is shown prior to a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on July 4, 2017.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/08/23/wagners-prighozin-was-on-the-passenger-list-for-a-plane-that-crashed-killing-all-10-people-aboard/

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and the Chinese Communist Party’s foreign policy chief Wang Yi enter a hall for their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/02/22/russia-china-show-off-ties-amid-maneuvering-over-ukraine/

Russian law enforcement officers stand guard near the accident scene following a reported Ukrainian drone crash in Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/russia-says-it-downs-ukrainian-drone-west-of-moscow-two-airports-reopen/article_3bd05c6e-da32-52d2-8896-57470b8edb7b.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the 'Defender of the Fatherland Day' in Moscow, Russia.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-putin-missile-uk-boris-johnson/e6b7c2f4-a054-4d72-aaf6-b46fbebca890

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link in Moscow, Russia March 17, 2023.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2023/03/18/246273/ukraine-war-international-court-issues-warrant-for-putins-arrest/

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region governor Andrei Nikitin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 19, 2023.

Source: https://www.newser.com/story/336689/report-russia-plotted-to-kill-defector-in-florida.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023.

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2023/03/22/china-and-russia-explaining-a-long-complicated-friendship/

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 14, 2023.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/12/20/putin-ratchets-up-military-pressure-on-ukraine-expecting-western-support-for-kyiv-to-dwindle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=putin-ratchets-up-military-pressure-on-ukraine-expecting-western-support-for-