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Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a briefing in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. In a televised broadcast on Friday, Lukashenko asked the country's interior minister to press charges against Russia's top food safety official, alleging charges of &quot;damaging the state&quot; because Russia stopped the import of Belarusian products due to quality issues and suspicions that Belarus resells EU-made dairy products that are banned in Russia. The Kremlin responded to the outburst, listing the loans and reduced taxes that Russia gave to Belarus. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Russia, Belarus mean trouble in the Union State

By L. Todd Wood

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford said U.S. military leaders are prepared to talk with Russian brass in an attempt to again work together.

Russia military link to White House argued by Cabinet

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, center, speaks with Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan, right, during a meeting of the NATO-Georgia Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday told NATO ministers that the alliance is &quot;a fundamental bedrock for the United States&quot; while at the same time demanding an increased financial commitment from the 27 other alliance members. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Top Trump envoys signal no quick changes to US-Russia ties

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn sits in the front row before the start of the President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe joint new conference in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump asked for Michael Flynn resignation over lack of trust: White House

By S.A. Miller and Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump accompanied by, from second from left, Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, White House press secretary Sean Spicer and National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Flynn resigned as President Donald Trump's national security adviser Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Flynn, fired once by a president, now removed by another

By STEPHEN BRAUN and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 6, 2016 photo, Yugoslav-made Galeb-4 (Seagull-4) multi-purpose jet stands on the tarmac at the military airport Batajnica, near Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's defense minister said Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 the country is getting a shipment of Russian fighter jets, supplies that could worsen tensions with neighboring states. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Defense minister says Serbia will get Russian fighter jets

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Slovenian President Borut Pahor after a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Slovenia's ambassador to Moscow told RIA Novosti news agency that his country could host the first meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

Vladimir Putin hails Slovenia’s offer to host his meeting with Donald Trump

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

"Irrespective of who controls the House and Congress, we want to work very closely with the U.S. on every level of government and intend to do so with President Trump," said Estonian Foreign Minister Sven Mikser, who emphasizes the importance of NATO. (Associated Press)

Estonia sees crucial roles for U.S., NATO despite Trump doubts

By Dominic Hinde — Special to The Washington Times

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny speaks at a news conference in his campaign office in St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva, file)

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader: Court upholds guilty verdict

Associated Press

In this Oct. 1, 2015 file photo, Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program &quot;The O'Reilly Factor,&quot; poses for photos in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bill O’Reilly spars with Russia over ‘Putin’s a killer’ comment: May apologize ‘around 2023’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a briefing in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. In a televised broadcast on Friday, Lukashenko asked the country's interior minister to press charges against Russia's top food safety official, alleging charges of &quot;damaging the state&quot; because Russia stopped the import of Belarusian products due to quality issues and suspicions that Belarus resells EU-made dairy products that are banned in Russia. The Kremlin responded to the outburst, listing the loans and reduced taxes Russia gave to Belarus. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP)

Belarusian leader lashes out at Russia

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

(Image: Twitter, Sen. Ben Cardin)

Vladimir Kara-Murza, Putin critic, suffers sudden organ failure

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 10, 2009, file photo, people walk in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral, left, the Kremlin's Spassky Tower, right back, and Lenin Mausoleum, right, in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)

Russian hackers charged in treason case accused of cooperating with U.S. intelligence, attorney says

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Idaho, Washington foreign students urged to stay in US

Associated Press

In this Jan. 26, 2017, photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, read the Wall Street Journal newspaper as they wait for President Donald Trump to speak at the House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the annual policy retreat in Philadelphia. McCain has emerged as Trump’s top Republican nemesis on Capitol Hill. Since Trump’s inauguration, McCain has broken with the president on his immigration order, warned him against any rapprochement with Moscow and lectured him on the illegality of torture. He supplied only a tepid endorsement of Rex Tillerson, Trump’s secretary of state nominee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

McCain emerges as Trump’s top Republican nemesis in Congress

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, Putin set for phone call; GOP concerns on sanctions

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. A day ahead of Trump’s weekend call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the fight within the Republican Party over the direction of U.S. policy toward Moscow intensified. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, Putin discuss ‘mutually beneficial’ trade, security

By JULIE PACE and VIVIAN SALAMA - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service shows Russian air force Tu-22M3 bombers strike the Islamic State group targets in Syria on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017. The mission, the third such bombing raid in four days, targeted the Islamic State group around Deir el-Zour in eastern Syria where the Islamic State group has launched an offensive against Syrian government forces. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service Photo via AP)

Russia urges caution on U.S. plan for safe zones in Syria

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

FIFA going to Kremlin for World Cup draw in December

Associated Press

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, shakes hands with Secretary of Defense James Mattis as Mattis looks up at the Pentagon upon his arrival, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pentagon denies cooperation with Russia in Syrian airstrikes

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times