In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) talks to Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk during the extended-format meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. The Russian president is on a state visit to Kazakhstan. (Photo by Sergey Bobylev / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)