RUSSIA, ST PETERSBURG - JULY 26, 2026: Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during a reception for senior officers of the Russian Navy at the Admiralty Building on Russian Navy Day,Image: 1118958184, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Switzerland And Russia Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Vyacheslav Prokofyev / Zuma Press / Profimedia

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin raises a glass in a toast as he celebrates Navy Day with Russian Navy servicemen in Saint Petersburg on July 26, 2026.,Image: 1118974642, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: Editor's note: : This image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik, Model Release: no , Credit line: Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / AFP / Profimedia

RUSSIA, ST PETERSBURG - JULY 26, 2026: Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to present state awards at the Admiralty Building on Russian Navy Day,Image: 1118954787, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Switzerland And Russia Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Peter Kovalev / Zuma Press / Profimedia

RUSSIA, ST PETERSBURG - JULY 26, 2026: Russia's President Vladimir Putin during a ceremony to present state awards at the Admiralty Building on Russian Navy Day,Image: 1118970841, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Switzerland And Russia Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Peter Kovalev / Zuma Press / Profimedia

RUSSIA, ST PETERSBURG - JULY 26, 2026: Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during a reception for senior officers of the Russian Navy at the Admiralty Building on Russian Navy Day,Image: 1118944283, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Switzerland And Russia Rights Out *, Model Release: no , Credit line: Peter Kovalev / Zuma Press / Profimedia