In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) holds a glass for a toast with laureates following the ceremony for the presentation of the 2025 State Prizes in Science and Technology, Literature and the Arts, and for Outstanding Achievements in Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Charitable Activities, as well as the awarding of the Gold Medals of Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation in Moscow on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)