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FILE - Riot police walk to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan. 5, 2022. With the fate of Ukraine and potentially broader post-Cold War European stability at stake, the United States and Russia are holding critical strategic talks that could shape the future of not only their bilateral ties but the relationship between the U.S. and its NATO allies. Prospects are bleak. (AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov)