Traditional Russian wooden dolls called Matryoshka depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
People walk on the Red square in Moscow, Russia. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) 
A man eats a sandwich while sitting on a bench with his dog in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) 
Cups with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
A woman walks past mannequins covered in snow after a snowfall at a street market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
People ride a chain carousel at the Red Square with the St. Basil’s in the background in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) 
People stand near a currency exchange office waiting for municipal workers to finish clearing snow and ice from the roof of the building in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) 
A Soviet-era styled tour bus travels across a bridge past a thermal power plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
A couple stand on a bridge during sunset in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
A cat walks past Soviet military equipment collected on the territory of the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
Young people sit near a street exhibition of military posters named ‘Together to Victory’ dedicated to Russian army in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
A woman walks past a figure of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury installed at the entrance of a pub, during a snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) 
Passengers look at their smartphone while riding a subway car in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) 
Two women sit in the cafe of contemporary art gallery waiting for the opening of a new exhibition in the center of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) 
A woman sits in a coffee shop with her dogs in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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