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Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as French President Emmanuel Macron looks on while they attend a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (Sarah Meyssonnier, Pool via AP, File) FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, French President Emmanuel Macron second right, and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis meet for a working session in Mariinsky Palace, in Kyiv, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File) FILE - From left, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a conference at the Mariyinsky palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File) FILE - From left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European Council President Charles Michel walk together to a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File) FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (Alexandr Demyanchuk, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for a photo prior to their talks at the Saadabad palace, in Tehran, Iran, Iran, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference in Kyiv, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP, File) FILE - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a news conference at a military facility in Lulworth, Dorset, England, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023. (Peter Nicholls/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko talk during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (Vladimir Astapkovich, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears on a large screen as he speaks via video conference during the 68th Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas, File) FILE - In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, top from left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of the European Council Charles Michel, second row from left, U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, France's President Emmanuel Macron, third row from left, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss attend a video conference with G7 leaders and Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File) FILE - In this photo released by Kazakhstan's President Press Office, leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States from the left, CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev pose for a photo on the sideline of the Summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Astana, Kazakhstan, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Kazakhstan's President Press Office via AP, File) FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Ukraine invasion reshaped global alliances, renewed fears