In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 3, 2026. (Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)