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A general view of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. Russia takes center-stage at NATO Tuesday, as allied foreign ministers meet to debate ways to dissuade Moscow from destabilizing Ukraine and respect a landmark Cold-war era nuclear treaty. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Russia says it ‘strictly complies’ with treaty

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. NATO foreign ministers meet for a two-day session beginning on Tuesday, to discuss among other issues, tensions between Russia and Ukraine and Moscow's missile development. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

US sets deadline for Russia, warns it may quit nuclear pact

By LORNE COOK and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman stands on board a coast guard ship in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. The Ukrainian military has been on increased readiness as part of martial law introduced in the country in the wake of the Nov. 25, 2018 incident in the Sea of Azov, in which the Russian coast guard fired upon and seized three Ukrainian navy vessels along with their crews. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia plans more assault ships amid rising tensions with Ukraine

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

James Mattis says U.S. ‘simply cannot trust’ Vladimir Putin, Russia

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Local people walk through at Saturday's market in Milove, a small town at the border between Ukraine and Russia, in Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Border village grinds to a halt amid Ukraine-Russia tensions

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and MSTYSLAV CHERNOV - Associated Press

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Cohen told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's &quot;political message.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Questions surround scuttled Trump Tower Moscow deal

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speak to soldiers during a visit to a military base in Chernihiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov, 28, 2018. Russia and Ukraine traded blame after Russian border guards on Sunday opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels and eventually seized them and their crews. The incident put the two countries on war footing and raised international concern. (Mykola Lazarenko, Presidential Press Service via AP)

The Latest: Russian cleric: Ukraine raid on home ‘political’

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Ukrainian soldiers drive APCs near Urzuf, south coast of Azov sea, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Ukraine put its military forces on high combat alert and announced martial law this week after Russian border guards fired on and seized three Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine bars entry to Russian males, upping ante in conflict

By Yuras Karmanau and Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 1996 file photo, American real estate mogul Donald Trump, left, checks out sites in Moscow, Russia, for luxury residential towers. Trump's decades-long dream of building a luxury tower in the heart of Moscow flared and fizzled several times over the years, most recently when his presidential campaign was gaining momentum. That latest plan led his former lawyer Michael Cohen to plead guilty to a charge of lying to congressional investigators about key details in the negotiations, most notably that those talks stretched far deeper into the 2016 campaign than previously thought. (AP Photo/Igor Tabakov, File)

Attorney’s plea caused by Trump’s dream of a Moscow tower

By STEPHEN BRAUN and BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

Michael Cohen walks out of federal court, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York. Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. He told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's &quot;political message.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Cohen confesses to lying about Trump Tower Moscow deal

By ERIC TUCKER and LARRY NEUMEISTER and CHAD DAY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making an court appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

The Latest: Trump’s children involved in Moscow tower talks

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before leaving the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 to attend the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Behind Cohen plea: Trump’s longtime dream of a Moscow tower

By STEPHEN BRAUN and BERNARD CONDON - Associated Press

Michael Cohen, left, walks out of federal court with his attorney Guy Petrillo, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in New York, after pleading guilty to lying to Congress about work he did on an aborted project to build a Trump Tower in Russia. Cohen, President Donald Trumps former lawyer, told the judge he lied about the timing of the negotiations and other details to be consistent with Trump's &quot;political message.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Road to Cohen’s guilty plea winds through Trump Tower Moscow

By CHAD DAY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before traveling to the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says Cohen ‘a weak person,’ asserts he was allowed to do business as a candidate

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Michael Cohen leaves Federal court, in New York. Cohen, President Trump's ex-lawyer, is making an court appearance before a federal judge in New York on Thursday, Nov. 29. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Trump’s ex-lawyer admits lies about Russian real estate deal

By ERIC TUCKER and LARRY NEUMEISTER and CHAD DAY - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid blame for the incident in the Kerch Strait on Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, saying he orchestrated the provocation to bolster his popularity. (Associated Press)

Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Andrew Lewis: Russia must be countered

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the beginning of a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Russia-Ukraine Kerch Strait incident tests Donald Trump, U.S. power

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

European court: Russia’s ban on LGBT rallies violates rights

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko leads the National Security and Defence Council meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Russia's coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine's vessels Sunday, wounding two crew members, after a tense standoff in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula, the Ukrainian navy said. (Mykhailo Markiv, Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Trump fails to single out Russia in Ukraine spat

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Then-United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a security council meeting about the escalating tensions between the Ukraine and Russia at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Russia-Ukraine Kerch Strait incident draws international condemnation

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times