Elina Nasyrova of Russia waits for her turn to perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition at the backstage of the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





A participant of the XIV International Ballet Competition warms up backstage at the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





Daria Chugunova and Lev Kopylov of Russia perform during the XIV International Ballet Competition on the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





Participants in the 14th International Ballet Competition warm up backstage before going out on the New Stage of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia, June 11, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





People are seen on a structure of the North Crimean Canal in the town of Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea on June 11, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Pavlisha/Reuters)





People watch a historical reconstruction set in the 18th century during celebration of Russia Day and 350th birthday of Russian Tsar Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Russia Day is annually celebrated on 12 June as the Russian Federation's national holiday. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





People watch a reconstruction of a battle between Russian and Sweden sailors during celebrations of Russia Day and 350th birthday of Russian Tsar Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





Sculptures of angels fixed at the St. Isaak's Cathedral are silhouetted on the full moon in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, June 13, 2022. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





A participant stands next to a robot during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 15, 2022. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Cars drive along a highway during sunset in Moscow, Russia on June 15, 2022. Picture taken through the window. (Photo by Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)





The McDonald's logo is covered by fabric at a restaurant run by a franchisee at Finlandskiy railway station in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 15, 2022. (Photo by Anton Vaganov/Reuters)





Balloons fly during sunset over Yakhroma, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north from Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)





Participants gather near a screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin, who delivers a speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Anton Vaganov/Reuters)





A woman reacts as a conscript, wearing a military uniform, boards a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





Conscripts, wearing military uniforms, look on in a train carriage at a local railway station during their departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A conscript, wearing a military uniform, farewells with family members at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





A conscript, wearing a military uniform, looks on inside a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





Women react as a conscript, wearing a military uniform, boards a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia on June 17, 2022. (Photo by Alexey Malgavko/Reuters)





Participants take selfies as Dunyasha, anthropomorphic female cashier robot serves clients on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2022. Russia’s annual event to tout its investment opportunities this year was shadowed by the stern international sanctions imposed on the country after the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine four months earlier and by the extensive disapproval of foreign businesses, which have suspended operations or pulled out entirely, leaving Russian shopping centers pocked with dark, shuttered stores. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)





Participants watch Russian President Vladimir Putin's addressing a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 17, 2022. (Photo by Dmitri Lovetsky/AP Photo)