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ALLARD: Putin and the Cold War II

By Ken Allard

An US F16 fighter jet takes off from a Romanian air base in Campia Turzii, Romania, Thursday, April 10, 2014. Some 450 U.S. and Romanian troops are taking part in the Dacian Viper 2014 joint military exercise in Transylvania, northwestern Romania flying U.S. F-16 fighter jets of the U.S. 31st Fighter Wing alongside Romanian Mig-21 Lancers.The weeklong exercise, the fourth of its kind, was planned before Russia&#8217;s recent annexation of Crimea, according to officials.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Flying blind: Russia blocks U.S. from treaty-approved spy flights

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

Russian officers gesticulate to the driver of Russian tank T-72B at the Ostryakovo railway station not far from Simferopol, Crimea, Monday, March 31, 2014. Russian tanks T-72B will be stationed on former Ukrainian military bases. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Outgunned Ukraine strives for military overhaul

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

President Barack Obama Obama, accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, speaks during their joint news conference at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama doubts Russian retreat in Ukraine, threatens tougher sanctions

By Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A soldier in an unmarked uniform stands guard at APC outside the Ukrainian Military Prosecutor's Office in Simferopol, Crimea, Thursday, March 20, 2014. The lower house of Russian parliament voted Thursday to make Crimea a part of Russia following Sunday’s Crimean referendum in which its residents overwhelmingly backed breaking off from Ukraine and joining Russia. (AP Photo/Maxin Vetrov)

Putin formally gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU sign deal

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

The head of Crimea's Russia-backed leader Sergei Aksyonov gestures as people celebrate in Lenin Square, in downtown Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Polls have closed in Crimea's contentious referendum on seceding from Ukraine and seeking annexation by Russia. The vote, unrecognized both by the Ukrainian government and the West, was held Sunday as Russian flags fluttered in the breeze and retirees grew weepy at the thought of reuniting with Russia. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Crimea votes in favor of secession; U.S. rejects

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

CIA Director John O. Brennan speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Washington. The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday the CIA improperly searched a stand-alone computer network established for Congress in its investigation of allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program and the agency's own inspector general has referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible legal action. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Brennan: Russia ‘absolutely’ could invade eastern Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Mystery Men: Some of the troops on patrol in Crimea in unmarked uniforms are Spetsnaz, special forces who are contracted professionals rather than draftees. Russian President Vladimir Putin has built a military force capable of reclaiming territory lost in the Soviet demise. (Associated Press)

Putin has transformed Russian army into a lean, mean fighting machine

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Unidentified gunmen stand outside entrance to the General Staff Headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy in Sevastopol, Ukraine, Monday, March 3, 2014. Pro-Russian soldiers seem to further cement their control over the strategic region, that also houses the Russian Black Sea Fleet, by seizing a ferry terminal in the Ukrainian city of Kerch about 20 kilometers (12 miles) by boat to Russia, intensifying fears that Moscow will send even more troops into the peninsula. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

Russia sets Ukraine agenda with diplomacy, threats

By DAVID McHUGH and DALTON BENNETT - Associated Press

Pentagon suspends military engagements with Russia

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pro-Russian soldiers block the Ukrainian naval base in the village of Novoozerne, some 91 km west of Crimean capital Simferopol, Ukraine, on Monday, March 3, 2014. Ukraine says Russian forces controlling the strategic region of Crimea are demanding that the crew of two Ukrainian warships in Sevastopol's harbor must surrender. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

A look at Russian, Ukrainian militaries

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

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Inside the Ring: Russia boosts Cuba ties

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir (Associated Press)

Putin’s power play: Russia building up missile systems while seeking to limit U.S. defenses

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

A Russian Tu-95 bomber, surrounded by MiG-29s, participates in an air show marking 95th anniversary of the Russian air forces in August 2007. Coupled with newer long-range missiles, the slower but larger bombers are set to play a role in a modern military. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

Russian bombers buzz U.S. territory — again

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon

**FILE** Moscow region governor Sergei Shoigu (right) and Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov arrive June 26, 2012, at the village of Petrovskopye, Moscow, for a meeting on the transferal of some of the military assets into civilian hands. (Associated Press/RIA Novosti, Yekaterina Shtukina, Government Press service)

Intrigue swirls around Russia defense chief’s fall

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (center) chairs a Security Council meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow on Nov. 23, 2011. From left is Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Medvedev: Russian military to sharply reduce draft

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

North Korea signals readiness to restart 6-nation disarmament talks

By Nataliya Vasilyeva and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Russian agent linked to U.S. Embassy blast

By Eli Lake - The Washington Times

Inside the Ring

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Russia flexing military muscle