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 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)
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)
"Peace to the world", a painting created by Russian artist Alexei Sergienko showing a combination of faces of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, is on display at the Sergienko's gallery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Kremlin with the Grand Kremlin Palace, center right, are seen behind the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge over Moskva (Moscow) River in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
A model demonstrates a creation by Russian brand AP Design on a runway of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
A model demonstrates a creation by Russian brand Addicted_To on a runway of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
People climb to the observation deck on the colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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)
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Passengers look at their smartphone while riding a subway car in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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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)
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People walk in a street on a sunny day in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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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)
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A street artist draws a woman's portrait in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bendyakov)
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Men swim in the icy water of the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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"Peace to the world", a painting created by Russian artist Alexei Sergienko showing a combination of faces of Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, is on display at the Sergienko's gallery in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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The Kremlin with the Grand Kremlin Palace, center right, are seen behind the Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge over Moskva (Moscow) River in Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)
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A model demonstrates a creation by Russian brand AP Design on a runway of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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A model demonstrates a creation by Russian brand Addicted_To on a runway of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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People climb to the observation deck on the colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
