In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with employees of Russia Expo, an exhibition designed to demonstrate Russia's main achievements in culture and technology, at the All-Russia Exhibition Centre (VDNH) in Moscow on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Artem Geodakyan / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ARTEM GEODAKYAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)