![Sergei Guneyev FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses members of the Defense Ministry, the National Guard, the Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service and the Federal Guard Service at the Kremlin, in Moscow on June 27, 2023. Putin will begins his fifth term as Russian president in an opulent Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d5b9ac1c4d374ab98d2ffec85c5771e7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses members of the Defense Ministry, the National Guard, the Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service and the Federal Guard Service at the Kremlin, in Moscow on June 27, 2023. Putin will begins his fifth term as Russian president in an opulent Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Francisco Seco Paramedic evacuation crew member codename Livsi waits for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/50060e3e5fcf4304a1649e613c2cb0a1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Paramedic evacuation crew member codename Livsi waits for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Uncredited FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e8285432586a405aad988bf64b036185/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry on March 19, 2024, a Russian tank fires at Ukrainian troops from a position near the border with Ukraine in Russia’s Belgorod region. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
![Dmitri Lovetsky Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system launchers and APCs roll during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The parade will take place at St. Petersburg's Palace Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years since the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/025fbd8cb01a477c8d109fe5eb760962/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system launchers and APCs roll during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The parade will take place at St. Petersburg's Palace Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years since the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
![Uncredited FILE - In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, The Russian army's Iskander missile launchers take positions during drills in Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military will hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons – the first time such exercise was publicly announced by Moscow. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bd18bb754c01456fbae88c8961fc323f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, The Russian army's Iskander missile launchers take positions during drills in Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military will hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons – the first time such exercise was publicly announced by Moscow. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
![Francisco Seco Paramedic evacuation crew driver codename Kum smokes a cigarette with comrades as they wait for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c139bad8bfa54e59adccb8b07caaca41/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Paramedic evacuation crew driver codename Kum smokes a cigarette with comrades as they wait for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Uncredited FILE - This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from an air field during military drills in Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military will hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons – the first time such exercise was publicly announced by Moscow. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/79a511889d394c319ff41734d020cc79/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - This photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Feb. 19, 2022, shows a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile being launched from an air field during military drills in Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the military will hold drills involving tactical nuclear weapons – the first time such exercise was publicly announced by Moscow. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)
![Francisco Seco Paramedic evacuation crew driver codename Kum, left, talks on a walkie talkie next to comrade codename Livsi as they wait for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f8ea187a5a544ec89c22cb4e56c0db67/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Paramedic evacuation crew driver codename Kum, left, talks on a walkie talkie next to comrade codename Livsi as they wait for injured soldiers in an medical point in the area of Avdiivka close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
![Alexander Zemlianichenko Russian military planes fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in colors of the national flag during the Victory Day military parade dress rehearsal at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The parade will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years of the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e778e2b2688e4ed190322b2175865e8a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Russian military planes fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in colors of the national flag during the Victory Day military parade dress rehearsal at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The parade will take place at Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years of the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
![Gemunu Amarasinghe FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The German foreign office says that Germany has called back its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations, following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The ministry said Monday, May 6, 2024 that the government is taking the incident “serious.” (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6d53a2ccbcd437d86f1a7fd1a9089bd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The German foreign office says that Germany has called back its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations, following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The ministry said Monday, May 6, 2024 that the government is taking the incident “serious.” (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)