FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, look on as Putin's dog Cony walks past, during the meeting in Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)

FILE - U.S. President Barack Obama, left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

File - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pictured with light and shadow at the Meseberg palace near Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)

FILE - Supporters arrive to attend a rally in favor of the government's proposed judicial reform outside the Supreme Court building in Mexico City, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Memphis guard Baraka Okojie (6) guards against UConn guard Aidan Mahaney (20) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

UConn guard Hassan Diarra (10) loses the ball against Memphis center Moussa Cisse, left, and guard PJ Haggerty (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

UConn forward Jaylin Stewart (3) dunks as Memphis forward Dain Dainja (42) watches during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter goes up to the basket against UConn guard Hassan Diarra (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Maui Invitational Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)