Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the international conference "Eurasian Choice as a Basis for Strengthening Sovereignty" organised by the United Russia party in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the international conference "Eurasian Choice as a Basis for Strengthening Sovereignty" organised by the United Russia party in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the international conference "Eurasian Choice as a Basis for Strengthening Sovereignty" organised by the United Russia party in Moscow, Russia December 14, 2022. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov shakes hands with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov and Russia's President Vladimir Putin meet before a session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov welcomes Russia's President Vladimir Putin before a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 

A red squirrel gathers nuts in Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Maria Jose Luis, from Zoo Aquarium Madrid, releases into the wild a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February flies away after being released into the wild in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Feathers are seen on a scale used to weigh two Eurasian eagle-owls who were born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, before their release into the wild at the facilities of Brinzal organisation, which works to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce autochthonous and protected birds of prey in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from nocturnal birds of prey recovery centre Brinzal, captures an Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, to do a check-up before releasing it into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February waits to be released into the wild at the facilities of Brinzal organisation, which works to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce autochthonous and protected birds of prey in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February experiences being in the wild upon its release in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, and Maria Jose Luis, from Zoo Aquarium Madrid, prepare to release into the wild a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, and Maria Jose Luis, from Zoo Aquarium Madrid, carry two Eurasian eagle-owls who were born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, to be released into the wild in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas and Laura Lozano, from nocturnal birds of prey recovery centre Brinzal, do a final check-up on an Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, before its release into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

After months of training to learn to fly and hunt, two Eurasian eagle-owls who were born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, wait to be released into the wild at the facilities of Brinzal organisation, which works to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce autochthonous and protected birds of prey in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, and Maria Jose Luis, from Zoo Aquarium Madrid, prepare to release into the wild a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, preprares to release into the wild a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, does a final check-up on a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, before its release into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas and Laura Lozano, from nocturnal birds of prey recovery centre Brinzal, weight an Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, as part of a check-up before its release into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February stands next to magpies after being released into the wild in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from nocturnal birds of prey recovery centre Brinzal, captures an Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, to do a check-up before releasing it into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February hides behind tree branches after being released into the wild in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas and Laura Lozano, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, carry two Eurasian eagle-owls who were born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, to be released into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

After months of training to learn to fly and hunt, two Eurasian eagle-owls who were born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, wait to be released into the wild next to other eagle-owls at the facilities of Brinzal organisation, which works to rescue, rehabilitate, and reintroduce autochthonous and protected birds of prey in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

Patricia Orejas, from the Brinzal Recovery Centre for nocturnal birds of prey, does a final check-up on a Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February, before its release into the wild at their facilities in Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A Eurasian eagle-owl who was born at the Zoo Aquarium in Madrid last February flies upon being released into the wild in Villamantilla, west of Madrid, Spain, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera 

A view shows a chrome mine owned by Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

A view shows a chrome mine owned by Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), attends a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), attends a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), attends a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), attends a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

Alexander Mashkevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), delivers a speech during a ceremony launching the construction of a wind power station in Khromtau, Kazakhstan, August 19, 2022. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev 

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried attends the donor conference for Moldova to assist the country with the influx of Ukrainian refugees, in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried attends the donor conference for Moldova to assist the country with the influx of Ukrainian refugees, in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried attends the donor conference for Moldova to assist the country with the influx of Ukrainian refugees, in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke 

Nikolai Podguzov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), attends an interview with Reuters in Moscow, Russia October 15, 2021. Picture taken October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrey Ostroukh 

Falconer Giovanna Piccolo performs with her Eurasian eagle-owl at 'Roma World' theme park, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Rome, Italy May 9, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Falconer Giovanna Piccolo performs with her Eurasian eagle-owl at 'Roma World' theme park, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Rome, Italy May 9, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi 

Eurasian lynxes are seen in their enclosure at Schoenbrunner Tiergarten zoo amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 

Eurasian lynxes are seen inside an enclosure at the Moscow Zoo during snowfall in Moscow, Russia February 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Fossilized bones lifted from the bottom of the Tobol River and an image showing a skeleton of a tarpan, also known as Eurasian wild horse, are pictured in Kurgan, Russia January 3, 2021. Russian divers, together with scientists and palaeontology enthusiasts, explore the bed of the Tobol River in search of bones and teeth of extinct animals, including mammoths and sharks. Picture taken January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Georgia's Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, Ambassador Philip Reeker of the U.S. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Mary Kissel, senior advisor to Pompeo and Natia Sulava, acting Head of Administration of the President of Georgia, attend a meeting at the Georgian Chancellery in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 18, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Georgia's Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, Ambassador Philip Reeker of the U.S. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Mary Kissel, senior advisor to Pompeo and Natia Sulava, acting Head of Administration of the President of Georgia, attend a meeting at the Georgian Chancellery in Tbilisi, Georgia, November 18, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS 

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, accompanied by State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, accompanied by Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, accompanied by Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, accompanied by Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, accompanied by Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy Resources Francis Fannon, accompanied by State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Christopher Robinson, speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sits next to United States Ambassador to Ukraine Kristina Kvien and Philip Reeker, acting assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko (not pictured) in Kiev, Ukraine January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool 

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sits next to United States Ambassador to Ukraine Kristina Kvien and Philip Reeker, acting assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs, during a meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko (not pictured) in Kiev, Ukraine January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Pool 

Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin applauds during a digital economy forum attended by officials representing the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev