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President Barack Obama, left, toasts with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Nov. 12 at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China has become one of the world's largest two economies, and is wealthy enough to buy up at least $1.3 trillion of the U.S. debt. But that hasn't stopped Uncle Sam from continuing to send foreign aid to Beijing. (Associated Press)

Diplomatic diss to Obama: Russia, China step up ties with new investment bank

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Illustration on Victory Day in Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

PETER ZWACK: Russia’s tone-deaf military celebration

By Peter Zwack

A man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

North Korea officially squelches speculation of Kim Jong-un trip to Russia

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un does not appear interested in holding sincere talks on giving up his nuclear arms. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: North Korea collapse leaves uncertain hand on nuclear weapons

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are said to have a budding "bromance." Their nations plan joint naval exercises in the Mediterranean and cooperation in China's proposed development bank. (Associated Press)

New Russia-China alliance latest diplomatic, strategic blow to Obama

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Russia-backed rebels take positions on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine in April. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said that Russia and pro-Russia separatist forces exploited the cease-fire to "reset and reposition themselves" in eastern Ukraine. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire

By Guy Taylor and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE*

Inside the Ring: House funding bill targets Russian information warfare in Ukraine

By Bill Gertz

Russia is building up its submarine forces in Asia, and Moscow's military forces are seeking increased influence in the Arctic region, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, Adm. Samuel Locklear testified to the House Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press)

Finland fires on suspected Russian submarine in waters off Helsinki

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Russian biker is led by a Polish customs officer for detailed customs control as a he wants to cross into Poland as member of a larger group, in Terespol, Poland, on Monday, April 27, 2015. The group of Russian bikers are going from Moscow to Berlin to mark 70th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. Their planned passage through Poland has provoked controversy because it is to include members of pro-Kremlin Night Wolves group, who have been banned from entering Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish border guards refuse entry for 10 Russian bikers

By NEBI QENA - Associated Press

Using his might: "If Ukraine will be alone in this fight, it will be a tragedy for all our countries," said Vitali Klitschko, who is pressuring the U.S. and the European Union to help his country keep Western influence. (Associated Press)

Vitali Klitschko, ex-heavyweight boxing champ, says Ukraine can’t take on Russia alone

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a string of provocative moves from the Arctic to the Black Sea in recent months in an attempt to intimidate NATO allies along the border for the old Soviet Union, including Hungary, Romania and Latvia, and boost allies of Moscow living in those countries. (Associated Press)

Russia recruits U.S. allies in Eastern Europe by raising doubts about security commitment

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 24, 2013)Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participate in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released) 130424-N-TC437-663
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Inside the Ring: Russia Cold War posture resumes with Pacific military activity

By Bill Gertz

Israeli officials said the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the missile system sale was a clear sign that Tehran is already cashing in on a tentative nuclear deal with world powers, a deal that includes an easing of sanctions on the Iranian economy and faces a deadline of the end of June for a final deal. (Associated Press)

L. TODD WOOD: Russia-Iran Axis? Reset indeed

By L. Todd Wood

Israeli officials said the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the missile system sale was a clear sign that Tehran is already cashing in on a tentative nuclear deal with world powers, a deal that includes an easing of sanctions on the Iranian economy and faces a deadline of the end of June for a final deal. (Associated Press)

Russia shields Iran from airstrikes, puts Obama nuclear deal in political peril

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE: A colonel in the Canadian Forces takes photos through the window of a civilian aircraft playing the role of a hijacked airliner as it is escorted by two Su-27 Russian fighter jets. (Associated Press)

Russian fighter jet buzzes U.S. spy plane over Europe

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon

In this file photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2015, a U.S. military fighter jet participates in a NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission practice mission in the Tapa training area, some 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Tallinn, Estonia. Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

U.S., Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions

By JARI TANNER and DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

Illustration on Putin's renewed aggression against Ukraine by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

STEPHEN BLANK: Putin’s next offensive in Ukraine

By Stephen Blank

Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during an interview with the BBC, in Damascus, Syria, in this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Bashar Assad, Syrian president, contradicts Moscow, says Russia supplying weapons since 2011

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Illustration on Putin's designs on eastern Europe BY Kevin Kreneck/Tribune Content Agency

PAULA DOBRIANSKY, BLAISE MISZTAL: Russia’s grab for its neighbors

By Paula Dobriansky and Blaise Misztal