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FILE - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, pose for a photo prior to a meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 8, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP, File)

FILE - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, pose for a photo prior to a meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 8, 2024. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Pavel Byrkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

From left: Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman Baktyzhan Sagintaev pose for a photo prior to the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Alexander Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

From left: Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Eurasian Economic Commission Chairman Baktyzhan Sagintaev pose for a photo prior to the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Alexander Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Alexei Danichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Alexei Danichev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

From left: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

From left: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Supreme Eurasian Economic Union meeting at the Igora resort in the Leningrad region, about 54 km (33,75 miles) north of St. Petersburg in Igora, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)