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People walk past an election poster in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, ahead of the upcoming election for the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament. The poster, from left, shows Denis Protsenko, head of the educational foundation "Talent and Success"; Yelena Shmeleva; Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu; children's rights ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova; and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, candidates of the pro-Kremlin United Russia Party during the campaign. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia votes in parliament election without main opposition

In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, file photo, crewmen of Bradley fighting vehicles stand guard at a U.S. military base in Northeastern Syria. Iran has had its fingers in Iraq's politics for years, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and Iraqi militia commander outside Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-Americanism that Tehran now hopes it can exploit to help realize the goal of getting U.S. troops out of the country. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

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In this Thursday, July 12, 2018, file photo, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, poses for a photo with the participants of the conference on Afghanistan bringing together representatives of the Afghan authorities and the Taliban in Moscow, Russia. The Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan has come as no shock to Russia, which has worked methodically for years to lay the groundwork for future relations with the group it still officially considers a terrorist organization. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Russia was ready for Taliban’s win due to longtime contacts

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 15, 2020. The Moscow City Court on Monday convicted Paul Whelan on charges of espionage and sentenced him to 16 years in maximum security prison colony. Whelan has insisted on his innocence, saying he was set up. The U.S. Embassy has denounced Whelan's trial as unfair, pointing that no evidence has been provided. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP)

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FILE - In this June 28, 2021, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via video conference in Moscow, Russia. Daily coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit another record, Friday, July 16. It’s the fourth straight day of record number of deaths since the start of the pandemic(Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Russia to unveil new fighter jet at Moscow’s air show

From left, Mohammad Naim, Mawlawi Shahabuddin Dilawar and Suhil Shaheen, members of a political delegation from the Afghan Taliban's movement, attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory

In this file photo taken on Thursday, March 18, 2021, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, center, arrives with other members of the Taliban delegation for an international peace conference in Moscow, Russia. A delegation of the Taliban visited Moscow on Thursday, July 8, 2021 to offer assurances that their quick gains in Afghanistan don't threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Taliban visit Moscow to say their wins don’t threaten Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends his annual live call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Speaking in a live call-in program, Putin has voiced hope that the country could avoid a nationwide lockdown amid a surge of new infections. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin: U.S. aircraft involved in Black Sea incident

People, most of them without face masks, walk at Red Square during sunset in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. An ambitious plan of vaccinating 30 million Russians by mid-June against the coronavirus has fallen short by a third, and the country has started to see a surge in daily new infections. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia mandates vaccinations for some as coronavirus cases surge

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying U.S. Space Force's fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous satellite (SBIRS GEO 5) for missile early-warning detection, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) **FILE**

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In this April 22, 2021, file photo provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian military vehicles prepare to be loaded into a plane for airborne drills during maneuvers in Crimea. Earlier this year, Russia bolstered its forces near Ukraine and warned Kyiv that it could intervene militarily if Ukrainian authorities try to retake the rebel-controlled east. Moscow also has bristled at NATO’s joint drills with Ukraine, saying they reflect the alliance’s aggressive intentions. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia fires warning shots to deter U.K. warship in Black Sea; London denies it

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference after his meeting with U.S President Joe Biden at the "Villa la Grange" in Geneva, Switzerland in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

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In this March 10, 2011, file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia. Central and Eastern European nations are anxious about the Wednesday, June 16, 2021, summit meeting between now-U.S. President Biden and Putin, wary of what they see as hostile intentions from the Kremlin. (RIA Novostia/Alexei Druzhinin/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

China’s rise colors Biden-Putin summit

In this Oct. 3, 2017, file photo, tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. The Biden administration faces increasing pressure to respond to a sharply growing number of reported injuries suffered by diplomats, intelligence officers and military personnel that some suspect are caused by devices that emit waves of energy that disrupt brain function. The problem has been labeled the “Havana Syndrome,” because the first cases affected personnel in 2016 at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

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Russians and Americans plant "Friendship" tree in the "Victory Park" on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow on April 25, 2021.

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