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Kazakhstan's officials prepare working space for delegations at a hotel lobby where Russia, Iran and Turkey will hold talks on Syrian peace, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. The talks are the latest attempt to forge a political settlement to end a war that has by most estimates killed more than 400,000 people since March 2011 and displaced more than half the country's population. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

The Latest: Trump willing to work with Russia against IS

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Russian political elites revel in Donald Trump inauguration

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Entertainer Willi Tokarev, center, an 82-year-old Russian emigre to the U.S. appears during a nightclub party entitled &quot;Trumplissimo America!&quot; in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Twenty-four hours before Donald Trump is to be sworn in as president of the United States, people gathered at a Moscow nightclub to celebrate his inauguration. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Moscow nightclub hosts early inauguration party for Trump

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens to a question during his annual roundup news conference summing up his ministry's work in 2016, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Lavrov said Russia hopes new U.S. administration will be represented at the Syria talks in Astana, Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia hopes for pragmatic dialogue with US under Trump

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Washington. The Capitals won 6-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Alex Ovechkin opens up on Russia-American ties

By Tommy Chalk - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference with Moldovan President Igor Dodon in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the outgoing U.S. administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin accuses Obama administration of attempting to undermine Trump’s legitimacy

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian performance artist requests asylum in France

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Bringing all but about 15,000 troops home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is one of President Obama's proudest achievements, although the move created an opening for terrorists. (Associated Press)

President Obama foreign policy widely seen as failure

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. Army soldiers hold an American flag as they attend the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment — the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO's eastern flank. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Zatycki)

Russia-US ties hard to mend, interests differ sharply

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump and incoming first lady Melania Trump are both comfortable on the global stage and bring style and chutzpah. (Associated Press)

The explosive ‘dossier’ on Donald Trump, and how it emerged, reads like a Cold War spy novel

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Russia's ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, speaks with reporters in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Top Trump aide in frequent contact with Russia’s ambassador

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Rex Tillerson: U.S. response to Russia Crimea seizure was ‘weak’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a New Year reception in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

New Hampshire considers Russian liquor ban as consequence of hacking campaign

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A part of the declassified version Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process is photographed in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a campaign to influence the American presidential election in favor of electing Donald Trump, according to the report issued by U.S. intelligence agencies. The unclassified version was the most detailed public account to date of Russian efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process, with actions that included hacking into the email accounts of the Democratic National Committee and individual Democrats like Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Questions about hacking swirl as Trump enters critical week

By JILL COLVIN and LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, watches as Russian navy officers show the weapons on board the Russian anti-submarine Navy vessel Admiral Tributs in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Duterte toured one of two Russian warships docked at Manila's port in another gesture of warming ties with Moscow. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines’ Duterte tours Russian warship amid warming ties

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FILE - In this 2004 file photo the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier sails in the Barents Sea, Russia. Russia says it is withdrawing the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and some other warships from the waters off Syria as the first step in drawing down forces in Syria. (AP Photo, file)

Russia role in Syria undiminished despite latest withdrawal

By PHILIP ISSA and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, National Intelligence Director James Clapper speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Clapper is among top U.S. intelligence officials set to testify on Jan. 5, 2017, at a Senate hearing to be dominated by accusations Russia meddled in America’s presidential election to help Donald Trump win. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US official says Russia undoubtedly meddled in US election

By RICHARD LARDNER and EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper told the Senate Armed Service Committee that the U.S. needs an information agency "on steroids" to fight Russia's propaganda operation. (Associated Press)

James Clapper, intel chiefs call for tougher fight against Russia

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russian crewmen stand at attention on board the Russian Navy vessel Admiral Tributs, a large anti-submarine ship, as it docks at Manila's pier, Philippines on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Two Russian Navy Vessels are in the country for a goodwill visit till Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

2 Russian Navy ships arrive in Manila for goodwill visit

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While President Trump privately urges the State Department to speed up its release of Hillary Clinton's emails, administration attorneys have been in court defending a slow security review process. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump urged to establish ‘boundaries’ with Vladimir Putin, Russia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times