In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a gala reception for Southeast Asian leaders and heads of delegations participating in the Russia-ASEAN summit, which commemorates 35 years of collaboration between Russia and the ASEAN countries, in the central Russian city of Kazan, around 700 kilometres (435 miles) east of the capital Moscow, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Mikhail METZEL / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)