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A Ukrainian soldier stands on the ruins after Russian shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. At least eight people were killed in the attack. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine rejects Moscow’s surrender demand amid exodus of refugees, growing death toll

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich sits in his box before their English Premier League soccer match against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Dec. 19, 2015. Unpreceded restrictions have been placed on Chelsea’s ability to operate by the British government after owner Roman Abramovich is targeted in sanctions. Abramovich is among seven wealthy Russians who had their assets frozen by the government. It freezes his ability to sell Chelsea which was announced last week after Russia invaded Ukraine. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

EU slaps sanctions on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich

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In this photo released by Ukrainian State Emergency Service press service, firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from an apartment building hit by shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Ukrainian State Emergency Service via AP)

EU imposes 4th set of sanctions against Russia for war

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Ukrainian Emergency Service, a burnt car is seen in front of a damaged City Hall building, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Russian shelling pounded civilian targets in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, Tuesday and a 40-mile convoy of tanks and other vehicles threatened the capital - tactics Ukraine's embattled president said were designed to force him into concessions in Europe's largest ground war in generations. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Russians feel the economic pain as war grinds on with Ukraine

By Guy Taylor and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Ukrainian delegation leaves a Belarusian military helicopter upon their landing in Gomel region, Belarus, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The Russian and Ukrainian delegations met for their first talks Monday. The meeting is taking place in Gomel region on the banks of the Pripyat River. (Sergei Kholodilin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

Ukraine seeks to join EU as first round of talks with Russia ends with no agreements

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech on the Russian invasion of the Ukraine during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The reflections are caused by a metallic handrail at the press tribune. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

EU shuts airspace to Russian airlines; will buy Ukraine arms

By Emily Schultheis and Lorne Cook - Associated Press

A Ukrainian soldier walks past debris of a burning military truck, on a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia hits Ukrainian fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Zeke Miller - Associated Press

An apartment building damaged following a rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine in fierce fight against advancing Russian forces

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and James LaPorta - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to chair a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

European Union plans to freeze assets of Putin, Lavrov

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, listens to Lebedinsky GOK Managing Director Oleg Mikhailov, left, as businessman and founder of USM Holdings, Alisher Usmanov, right, and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov stand behind him while visiting the Lebedinsky GOK JSC, in Gubkin, Belgorod Region, Russia, Friday, July 14, 2017. Usmanov is not on the sanctions list implemented in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The metals tycoon was an early investor in Facebook. His fortune is estimated at more than $14 billion. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.S. sanctions Putin personally for Ukraine invasion

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A Russian construction worker speaks on a mobile phone during a ceremony marking the start of Nord Stream pipeline construction in Portovaya Bay some 170 kms (106 miles) north-west from St. Petersburg, Russia on April 9, 2010. Surging energy prices and fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Ukraine crisis jolts Europe to push for secure energy supply

By David McHugh - Associated Press

tourists arrive at Barcelona airport, Spain, Monday, June 7, 2021. European Union member countries agree they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

EU advises further relaxing travel rules for foreigners

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Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during a media conference on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The European Union's top diplomat, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, welcomed the prospect of a summit but said that should diplomacy fail, the 27-nation has finalized its package of sanctions for use if Putin orders an invasion. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ukraine, border countries tell EU to take firm action now against Russia

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, salutes Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, left, and Senegal's President Macky Sall at the Summit on the Financing of African Economies on May 18, 2021, in Paris. European Union leaders want to reengage with African nations and counter the growing influence from China and Russia across the continent during a two-day summit in Brussels. The EU-African Union gathering starting Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, was initially planned for 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and agenda issues. So it's the first time EU and African Union leaders meet in that format since 2017. (Photo by Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

EU summit aims to counter China, Russia influence in Africa

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

In this file photo, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a meeting of the EU College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The Biden administration and the EU are working in concert to prepare for a potential natural gas shortage if Russia invades Ukraine. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Biden, EU vow to intensify efforts to avert energy shortage if Russia invades Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on French reaction to the crisis with Ukraine by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

With Russia threatening Ukraine, why is France AWOL?

By Ivan Sascha Sheehan

FILE - Ukrainian soldiers walks at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Katerinivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2021. Germany's refusal to join other NATO members in supplying Ukraine with weapons has frustrated allies and prompted some to question Berlin's resolve in standing up to Russia. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

German caution on arms to Ukraine rooted in history, energy

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after their talks at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 18, 2022. (Hannibal Hanschke/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

NATO sends ships, jets east as Ireland rejects Russia drills

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Cheering Romanians cast shadows on a giant European Union flag during New Year celebrations for Romania's accession in the EU in Bucharest Romania Monday January 1, 2007. The European Union on Thursday prolonged economic sanctions against Russia for six months for failing to live up to its commitments to the peace agreement in Ukraine, amid concern that Moscow may be preparing to invade its former Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine peace deal failures

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In this file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2020. Taiwan says it's creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help Lithuania as it faces major economic pressure from China for allowing the island to open a representative office in the European Union country. Taiwanese officials said Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021 that the $200 million fund would help key Lithuanian industries. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has called it “false news” that Beijing has blocked Lithuanian imports or pressured multinational companies that do business with the EU country. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) **FILE**

Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania, defying opposition from China

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press