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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison talks about the situation in Ukraine at a news conference in Sydney, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Morrison says targeted financial sanctions and travel bans would be the first measures in response to Russian aggression toward Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

‘Thugs and bullies’: Nations sanction Russia over Ukraine

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Svitlodarsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the U.S. was ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russia, declaring that Moscow had flagrantly violated international law in what he called the "beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine." (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Biden imposes new sanctions as Putin escalates war in Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock, Ramsey Touchberry and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a committee hearing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File) **FILE**

Republicans complain Biden’s sanctions on Russia are too weak

By Haris Alic and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez is accused of accepting gifts and campaign contributions from a longtime friend in exchange for pressuring government officials on behalf of the friend's business interests. Opening statements in his trial are scheduled for Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Senate talks on Russia sanctions break down after Biden lauds Congress amid tensions with Moscow

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

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

Local residents attend the all-Ukrainian training campaign "Don't panic! Get ready!" close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Russia has denied any plans of attacking Ukraine, but urged the U.S. and its allies to provide a binding pledge that they won't accept Ukraine into NATO, won't deploy offensive weapons, and will roll back NATO deployments to Eastern Europe. Washington and NATO have rejected the demands. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House national security adviser warns: Russian war looms with ‘enormous human cost’

By Seth McLaughlin and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ukraine matters for American families illustration by The Washington Times

Why Ukraine matters for American families

By Joe Wilson

The U.S. Capitol seen in the evening in Washington, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Congress in push for Russia sanctions bill as Ukraine crisis grinds on

By Joseph Clark and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

A worker at a Ukrainian gas station Volovets in western Ukraine Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. Europe's natural gas woes are far from over in Jan. 2022. Prices are high. Underground reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Russia's state-owned Gazprom isn't selling as much spot gas as it used to. The pipeline operators have told the European Union's executive commission that if there's a cold winter, the continent's gas companies will need to import more than they have in the past. (AP Photo/Pavlo Palamarchuk) **FILE**

Biden administration moves to cover European gas shortfalls if Russia invades Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., listens during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senate Democrats in tough races defy Biden on Nord Stream 2 sanctions

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Senate Democrats block GOP bill to hit Russian pipeline with sanctions

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at an extended meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Board at the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 21, 2021. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Republicans calling on Biden to toughen up against the Kremlin

By Joseph Clark and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, second from right, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Senators throw jabs at each other ahead of tough vote for sanctions on Russian pipeline

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., speaks to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades) **FILE**

Senate Dems offer sanctions-lite on Russian pipeline as an alternative to tougher GOP bill

By Joseph Clark - 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 106 miles north-west from St. Petersburg, Russia on April 9, 2010. The Biden administration is weighing in against Sen. Ted Cruz's bill to reimpose sanctions on Russia's Nord Stream 2. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Biden administration campaigns against Cruz’s Nord Stream 2 sanctions bill

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of Nicholas Burns to U.S. Ambassador to China during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Senate Democrats face tough vote to restore Trump sanctions on Russian pipeline, rebuke Biden

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

The Russian pipe-laying ship "Akademik Tscherski," which is on deployment for the further construction of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline, is moored at the port of Mukran on the island of Ruegen, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2020. Russia's natural gas pipeline to Europe is built and ready to flow. But not so fast. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline faces a rocky road ahead. First there's statement by the U.S. secretary of state that gas won't flow if Russia launches military aggression against Ukraine. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP, File)

Russian pipeline faces big hurdles amid Ukraine tensions

By David McHugh and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

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. Europe is short of gas. Russia could in theory supply more beyond its long-term agreements, but hasn't, leading to accusations it is holding back to pressure Europe to approve a new controversial Russian pipeline. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) **FILE**

Russian pipeline sanctions back on table as Senate debates defense bill

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A sign reading &quot;Nord Stream 2 Committed. Reliable. Safe.&quot; hangs above a painted map at the natural gas receiving station in the Lubmin industrial estate in Lubmin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021. Germany's network regulator said Tuesday it has suspended its procedure to certify the operator of a new pipeline that would bring Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea because of an issue with the company's legal form. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP)

German agency suspends approval process for Russia pipeline

Associated Press