The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

The motorcade of Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A man watches a screen broadcasting news footage of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, at a shopping area in Beijing, China March 21, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

Law enforcement officers stand guard next to barrier constructions installed near the Kremlin before the planned talks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

People, including Russian law enforcement officers, walk near St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower, as a pigeon flies over Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

8391065 15.03.2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Vladimir Gerdo / POOL 

A Russian flag with coat of arms is seen next to Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters are seen next to one of the towers of Moscow’s Kremlin, in Russia, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov 

Yulia Navalny, wife of jailed dissident Alexei Navalny, speaks next to her daughter Daria and director Daniel Roher after "Navalny" was awarded for Best Documentary Feature Film during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

Daniel Roher and the team of "Navalny" win the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "Navalny" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 

A sightseeing boat floats along the Moskva River, with the backdrop of the Kremlin, in central Moscow, Russia February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov 

A man takes a selfie in front of a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A woman walks past a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A journalist stands next to a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

People walk past a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A man takes a selfie in front of giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A man and a boy pose for a picture in front of giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A woman walks past a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A woman walks past a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A man takes a selfie in front of giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A woman walks past a giant mock-up of a postal stamp depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 

A view shows a carousel turning in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St. Basil’s cathedral at a Christmas market in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

An employee shows cans of beer with labels depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, released by a local brewery, at a beer restaurant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk 

A visitor looks at cans of beer with labels depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, released by a local brewery, displayed at a beer restaurant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk 

Cans of beer with labels depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, released by a local brewery, are displayed at a beer restaurant, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk 

An employee grabs a can of a beer with a label depicting a burning Moscow Kremlin, released by a local brewery, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Lviv, Ukraine December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Pavlo Palamarchuk 

A view shows the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A general view of the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and Zaryadye Park in Moscow, Russia December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attend the summit of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov 

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov and other members of the delegation attend the summit of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Astana, Kazakhstan October 14, 2022. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link before a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova 

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is seen on a screen via a video link during a court hearing to consider his claims against the administration of a penal colony, where he serves a sentence after being found guilty of parole violations, fraud and contempt of court charges, in the town of Kovrov, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on screens during the broadcast of a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on screens during the broadcast of a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on screens during a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. A slogan on the screens reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on screens during a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen during a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. A slogan on the screen reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin Wall in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. A slogan on the screen reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Denis Pushilin, the Russian-installed leader in Ukraine's Donetsk region, is seen on screens during a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

Law enforcement officers stand guard as people attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, on an embankment near the Kremlin in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin Wall and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People attend a concert marking the declared annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People gather in front of screens located near the Kremlin and Red Square before the live broadcast of a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

People approach screens located near the Kremlin and Red Square before the live broadcast of a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, in central Moscow, Russia, September 30, 2022. REUTERS/REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHER 

A view shows the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters behind a tower of the Kremlin during sunset in Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A view shows the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters, the Kremlin towers and other buildings during sunset in Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A view shows screens, set up ahead of an expected ceremony and concert to declare four Ukraine's self-proclaimed regions part of Russia following recent referendums, near St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin Wall in central Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. A slogan on the screens reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A view shows a screen, set up ahead of an expected ceremony and concert to declare four Ukraine's self-proclaimed regions part of Russia following recent referendums, near St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in central Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. A slogan on the screen reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina 

A view shows screens and banners on constructions erected ahead of an expected event, dedicated to the results of referendums on the joining of four Ukrainian self-proclaimed regions to Russia, on a bridge near the Kremlin and Red Square in central Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. Slogans on the banners read: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina