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A Ukrainian National guard soldier guards the mobile checkpoint together with the Ukrainian Security Service agents and police officers during a joint operation in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Fears of a new war in Europe have resurged as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days, and violence spiked in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some fear could be the spark for wider conflict. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian rebels evacuate civilians to Russia amid crisis

Associated Press

A huge red star rises over a street in Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, tensions have also soared in the country’s east, where Ukrainian forces are locked in a nearly eight-year conflict with Russia-backed separatists. A sharp increase in skirmishes on Thursday raised fears that Moscow could use the situation as a pretext for an incursion. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia-backed rebels a thorn in Ukraine’s side

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman carries an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Feb. 15, 2022. As the U.S. and other NATO members warn of the potential for a devastating war, Russia is not countering with bombs or olive branches -- but with sarcasm. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File) **FILE**

U.S. says there is no proof of Russian troop pullback as Ukraine crisis drags on

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman carries an NLAW anti-tank weapon during an exercise in the Joint Forces Operation, in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia adds 7,000 more troops near Ukraine border, U.S. official says

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Yuras Karmanau, Lorne Cook and Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists in a plane before a flight to Moscow in the Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The prison sentence imposed on the leading Kremlin critic was a severe blow to Russia's opposition — and then the situation got worse. Over the past 12 months, scores of activists, independent journalists and rights advocates have been targeted with raids, detained and designated as terrorists and foreign agents. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)

Kremlin critic Navalny faces new trial in prison

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

A street actor dressed as an angel walks near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, late Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where political experts and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on the ex-Soviet neighbor. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Ukrainian servicemen walks on a front line position outside Popasna, Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov advised President Vladimir Putin on Monday to keep talking with the West on Moscow's security demands, a signal from the Kremlin that it intends to continue diplomatic efforts amid U.S. warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Russia says some forces pulling back amid Ukraine crisis

By Daria Litvinova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at the airport in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb 14, 2022. Scholz is flying to Ukraine on Monday and to Russia on Tuesday this week in an effort to help defuse escalating tensions between the countries. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German leader Olaf Scholz in Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow

By Yuras Karmanau and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before their meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

Russian foreign minister urges Putin to talk with West on Ukraine

By Yuras Karmanau and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Ukrainian troops patrolled the front line Monday while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov advised President Vladimir Putin to keep negotiating with Western nations about Moscow's security demands. Meanwhile, the Biden administration was preparing for war. (Associated Press)

U.S. bangs the drum on Ukraine as Putin weighs options

By Guy Taylor and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

An instructor shows a Kalashnikov assault rifle as members of a Ukrainian far-right group train, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. Russia denies it intends to invade but has massed well over 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border and has sent troops to exercises in neighboring Belarus, encircling Ukraine on three sides. U.S. officials say Russia's buildup of firepower has reached the point where it could invade on short notice. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Flights to Ukraine halted, redirected as crisis brews

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman provides area security during a visit by Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, to frontline positions outside Avdiivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

State Dept.: Russia set to provoke Ukraine invasion

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Putin Meddling in Africa Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Beyond Ukraine: Worry about Putin meddling in Africa

By James Jay Carafano and Stefano Graziosi

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures during a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Macron traveled to Moscow in a bid to help defuse tensions amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine that fueled fears of an invasion. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Diplomatic shuttle: Macron in Kyiv after Putin talks

By Sylvie Corbet and Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. Macron arrives Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week. And in days to come, the German chancellor will be there, too. (Gerard Julien, Pool via AP, File)

European leaders in Moscow, Washington on Ukraine crisis

By Sylvie Corbet and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin after their meeting at the fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on Aug. 19, 2019. Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. French President Emmanuel Macron arrives Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week. And in days to come, the German chancellor will be there, too. (Gerard Julien, Pool via AP, File)

Macron heads to Moscow to try to ease Ukraine tensions

By Sylvie Corbet and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

U.S. Army soldiers from the 18th Airborne Division prepare to board a C-17 aircraft as they deploy to Europe from Fort Bragg, N.C., on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Seward) **FILE**

Biden says U.S., Germany ‘in lockstep’ on Ukraine amid tensions over Russian sanctions

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. Fears are rising about what would happen to Europe's energy supply if Russia were to invade Ukraine and then shut off its natural gas in retaliation for U.S. and European sanctions. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) **FILE**

Biden vows to spike German pipeline if Russia strikes Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Putin's War in Ukraine Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Putin’s war, 20 years in the making, and Washington’s incompetence

By Rebekah Koffler

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to present the highest state awards in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin heads to China to bolster ties amid Ukraine tensions

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press