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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered thousands of his country's troops who were posted near the Ukrainian border to return to their permanent bases. A Kremlin spokesman said Putin had ordered approximately 17,600 troops to return home from the southern region of Rostov. The withdrawal may be a sign of goodwill ahead of Putin's trip to Milan on Thursday, where he is set to meet with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and European Union leaders.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Russian hackers compromised NATO, Ukraine for years: report

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston/File)

BRUCE FEIN: Don’t trust Wesley Clark, generals on foreign policy

By Bruce Fein

Alexander Zakharchenko, Prime Minister of the self proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic', centre, surrounded by pro-Russian rebels, walks in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Putin orders troops away from Ukraine border

By LAURA MILLS - Associated Press

Turkish soldiers on a tank hold their position on a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani, Syria, during fighting between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. The fighting over Kobani has brought Syria's civil war yet again to Turkey's doorstep and allies have tried to press Ankara to take a more robust role in the U.S.-led coalition to fight the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

U.S.-led coalition ramps up strikes on Syrian town

By RYAN LUCAS and DESMOND BUTLER - Associated Press

In this Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 photo, Kurds from Turkey, left, and Syria break down the barbed wire at the Turkey-Syria border near Suruc, Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that a "no-fly zone" should be created in Syria to protect part of it from attacks by Syria's air force. In his comments to reporters on his return from the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Erdogan did not specify where such a zone should be located. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey approves military operations in Iraq, Syria to fight Islamic State militants

By Suzan Fraser and Diaa Hadid - Associated Press

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, left, is sworn in by Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi, during his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Ghani Ahmadzai He replaces Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president sworn in, paving way for U.S. pact

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a terrestrial globe, with Russian territory colored pink, seemingly including Crimea, presented to him as a gift during his meeting with participants in the youth educational forum at the Seliger youth camp near Lake Seliger, Russia, in this August 2014 file photo. As world leaders gather at the U.N., during the week of Sept. 22, 2014, the U.S. and its European allies are consumed by efforts to blunt the savage advance of the Islamic State group, to end the raging Ebola epidemic and to make progress in nuclear negotiations with Iran. That’s likely just fine with Putin, since these issues distract from Russia’s presence in neighboring Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Mikhail Klimentyev, Pool, File)

Russia wants to keep Ukraine off U.N. radar

By Steven R. Hurst - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Putin says he could have troops inside Poland ‘in two days’: report

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Wednesday April 9, 2014, as he talks about his mission to formulate a plan to help protect and reassure NATO members nearest Russia. NATO’s top military commander in Europe, Breedlove is tasked with drafting countermoves to the perceived Russian military threat against Ukraine. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Breedlove: NATO needs framework for aiding non-alliance nations

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Republic of Macedonia eroding good relations

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Putin: Russia’s large-scale weapons purchases will continue for the next decade

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to press at a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. In the face of growing aggression by Russia, the United States and Georgia moved Sunday to expand their defense relationship &#8212; including the possible sale of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters to the former Soviet bloc nation at the crossroads of eastern Europe and Asia.(AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

Hagel to press Turkey to join fight against Islamic State

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Soldiers of special battalion "Azov" sit in an APC at a checkpoint in the port city of Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Shelling resounded on the outskirts of the city Friday as Russian-backed rebels pressed their offensive in the strategically key southeast just hours ahead of talks that are widely hoped to bring a cease-fire. Associated Press reporters heard heavy shelling on Friday morning north and east of Mariupol. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ukraine signs cease-fire with pro-Russian rebels

By Nataliya Vasilyeva and Peter Leonard - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the NATO summit at Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama vows to ‘hunt down’ and ‘dismantle’ Islamic State

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks with British Prime Minister David Cameron as NATO leaders meet regarding Afghanistan at the NATO summit at Celtic Manor in Newport, Wales, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. From left are, Secretary of State John Kerry, the president, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Kerry, Hagel urge coalition against Islamic State

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 deploys flares during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo.)

NATO creates new ‘readiness force’ to counter Russia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, waves as he arrives for a group photo during a NATO summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. In a two-day meeting leaders will discuss, among other issues, the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

DeLAY: Obama’s schedule, rhetoric belie world realities

By Tom DeLay

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. A day ahead of a NATO summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued his own peace plan for eastern Ukraine, calling on the Russian-backed insurgents there to "stop advancing" and urging Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the region. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Former Soviet Bloc nations fear Vladimir Putin assembling new USSR

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Both President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron (right) have stepped up their rhetoric on the Islamic State group this week, and are hoping to rally international support for defeating the terrorist organization while attending the NATO summit. (Associated Press)

At NATO summit, U.S. and Britain eye international backing in Islamic State fight

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times