In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives addresses a press conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 202 (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Sherbak / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Sherbak / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) addresses a press conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan, at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Sherbak / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press-conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives to address a press-conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press-conference during his state visit to Kazakhstan, at the Palace of Independence in Astana on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)