TOPSHOT - A placard featuring an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and reading "We are with him for the sovereignty of Russia! And you?" is seen left in front of the Russian State Duma building in central Moscow on February 24, 2022. - Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a military operation in Ukraine after weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia that failed to deter him. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)