Russian President Vladimir Putin, background center, attends a commemoration ceremony at the Piskaryovskoye Cemetery, where most of the Leningrad Siege victims were buried, marking the 82nd anniversary of the World War II battle that lifted the Nazi siege of Leningrad, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)