Russia's President Vladimir Putin greets Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum during a ceremony to welcome Southeast Asian leaders and heads of delegations participating in the Russia-ASEAN summit, which commemorates 35 years of collaboration between Russia and the ASEAN countries, in the central Russian city of Kazan, around 700 kilometres (435 miles) east of the capital Moscow, on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)