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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)

Uncertainty of Afghan election clouds NATO summit

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

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Navy destroyer enters Black Sea as tensions ratchet up in Ukraine

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

President Obama spoke in Estonia about the need for NATO to defend its member states, many of whom are wary of Russian incursions similar to what has occurred in the Ukrainian theater. (Associated Press)

Obama: Ukrainian military needs NATO backing

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama traveled last year to Estonia, where he tried to reassure NATO members of the alliance's promise to defend against Russian aggression under President Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press)

Obama travels to Estonia to reassure nervous Baltic leaders

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE In this file photo taken on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media during his and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after their talks in Moscow, Russia . Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov urged those holding a new round of talks Monday on easing Ukraine’s crisis to push for a cease-fire between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

Pro-Russian rebels lower demands in peace talks

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

Flags of member nations flap in the wind outside NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. NATO on Friday urged Russia to cease its military actions and take immediate and verifiable steps towards de-escalation of the crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

COFFEY: Frustrated by Greece, Macedonia proves itself worthy of NATO

By Luke Coffey

President Obama will leave Washington on Tuesday for Estonia, the tiny Baltic country bordering Russia that left the Soviet Union and joined the 28-nation military bloc in 2004. (Associated Press)

Obama seeks to reassure jittery NATO members after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Members of the OSCE examine the scene of a shelling in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. The Obama administration accused Russia on Wednesday of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine, helping rebel forces expand their fight in the country's east and sending tanks, rocket launchers and armored vehicles toward communities elsewhere. (AP Photo/Mstislav Chernov)

Ukraine, NATO, US: Russian forces inside Ukraine

By DALTON BENNETT - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after his talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Following Putin and Poroshenko's meetings that included a one-on-one session that stretched into the night, there was no indication of a quick end to the fighting that has engulfed eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

VANNESS: Russia’s energy hegemony

By Alex VanNess

An F/A-18C Hornet coming from Iraq lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 in the Persian Gulf. Aircrafts aboard the George H.W. Bush are flying missions over Iraq after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes against Islamic militants and food drops for Iraqis trapped by the fighters. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

GRAY: In Iraqi airstrikes, a troubling pattern emerges

By C. Boyden Gray

NATO Alliance Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GORDON: As NATO withers, whither NATO?

By J.D. Gordon

Image: Royal Air Force

NATO jets scrambled for ‘zombie’ aircraft over Baltics; Russians chased off — again

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 28, 2014, file photo, Gen. Joseph Dunford, points during a news conference at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said the U.S. has increased its surveillance over the Afghan-Pakistani border, as Pakistan pounds a militant stronghold with airstrikes. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

General: U.S. hikes surveillance on Pakistan border

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

New satellite images reveal that Russian tanks have crossed the border into the eastern part of Ukraine, NATO announced Sunday. (ACO - NATO)

Satellite images show Russian tanks cruising eastern Ukraine, NATO reports

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

"Clearly, they do pose a threat because they're going to be part of the leadership team again," said retired Army Gen. John Keane, who served as an adviser to past commanders in Afghanistan. "The fact of the matter is they're likely to be back in Pakistan with that leadership to influence future operations while the United States military is still there at least for a remaining year." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Taliban 5 in Bergdahl trade have plenty of time to rejoin fight in Afghanistan

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A Russian Su-34 fighter jet. (Image: YouTube)

Putin strikes back: Russians launch surprise war games next to NATO exercises in the Baltics

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, right, Saturday, May 31, 2014 in Singapore. Hagel traveled to Singapore to attend the 13th Asia Security Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)

Hagel: Russia aggressive actions galvanized NATO

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - This May 16, 2014 file photo shows Vice President Joe Biden speaking in Arlington, Va. What happens when you invite Vice President Joe Biden to your prom? Chances are he won't show. But he doesn't ignore it, either. That's what happened when Talia Maselli invited Biden to her high school prom in Newington, Conn. The student reached out last fall knowing Biden's dance card would likely fill up. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Biden: NATO key to blocking Russian aggression

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Afghan fire fighters arrive to the scene after Taliban fighters stormed a government building in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 12, 2014. Taliban fighters stormed a government building in eastern Afghanistan after killing police guards on Monday, the most serious in a wave of attacks marking the start of the insurgents' annual spring offensive. In the Taliban heartland in the south, an attack on a police checkpoint in Helmand province killed many policemen. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban kill 21 at start of Afghan spring fighting

By Rahim Faiez - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a boat, inspects the missile cruiser Moskva during a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. Putin extolled the return of Crimea to Russia before tens of thousands Friday during his first trip to Black Sea peninsula since its annexation. The triumphant visit was quickly condemned by Ukraine and NATO. (AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev) ** FILE **

NATO, facing assertive Russia, ponders what to do

By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG - Associated Press