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US weighing military exercises in Eastern Europe

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

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Hagel pledges nonlethal military aid to Ukraine

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brandon Lavalley and Maj. Derrick Vincent, both assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, fly toward the Nevada Test and Training Range on day three of Red Flag 12-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Coalition partners from South Korea and Saudi Arabia also participated in the joint training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

Pentagon extends deployment of fighter jets to Poland amid Ukraine crisis

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

A woman lifts the painting 'Palace Stairs' by 18th-century Venetian artist Francesco Guardi during a hand over ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 31, 2014. The painting was taken from Poland's National Museum in 1939 and after World War II, it passed into the collection of the State Gallery of Baden-Wuerttemberg. It was given back by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to his counterpart from Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski on Monday. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany returns looted Guardi painting to Poland

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Sens. Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Lindsey Graham say breathing new life into the Bush-era missile defense system — particularly by pursuing a "third site" in the Czech Republic — would be an effective way to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for his use of military force to effect a swift annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. (Associated Press)

GOP senators back restoration of Bush-era missile defense to punish Putin over actions in Crimea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Visitors walk through a new exhibition by the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, in Warsaw, Poland, on Thursday, March 27, 2014. The exhibition that will run through June 30 documents Jewish life in Warsaw before the Holocaust.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Exhibition by Jewish museum shows pre-WWII life

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

France offers warplanes for Baltic air patrols

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

Defense official says France is ready to send warplanes to the Baltics, Poland

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Vice President Joe Biden smiles during a meeting with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite and Liatvia's President Andris Berzins at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Biden arrived in Vilnius for consultations with Grybauskaite and Berzins, a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a draft bill for the annexation of Crimea, one of a flurry of steps to formally take over the Black Sea peninsula. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Another outlandish Bidenism: I led Senate push for NATO to add Poland

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he arrives at the Okecie military airport in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Biden arrived in Warsaw for consultations with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Bronislaw Komorowski, a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a draft bill for the annexation of Crimea, one of a flurry of steps to formally take over the Black Sea peninsula. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Joe Biden touches down in Poland to flex U.S. muscle to Russia

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Federal Assembly in the Kremlin in Moscow on March 18, 2014. Putin signed a treaty to incorporate Crimea into Russia, describing the move as the restoration of historic injustice and a necessary response to what he called the Western encroachment on Russia’s vital interests. (Associated Press)

NATO allies criticize U.S. for being caught off guard by Russia’s military buildup

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Polish bobsledder fails Sochi doping test

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A member of the Crimean self defense stops a man at the main railway station in Simferopol, Ukraine, Friday, March 14, 2014. Members of the Crimean self defense forces check the luggage and identity documents of passengers arriving by train, especially from western Ukrainian cities or the capital, to Simferopol, looking for what they label as provocateurs, ahead of the March 16 referendum that will ask residents if they want the territory to become part of Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

As Ukraine crisis simmers, U.S. transport planes heading to Poland

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter from the 31st Fighter Wing lands at NATO's Aviano Air Base in Aviano, Italy, on Friday, March 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Pentagon: U.S. F-16 fighter jets to train with Poland near Ukraine

By Maggie Ybarra and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department&#8217;s budget request for fiscal year 2015. In response to Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, Hagel said the U.S. was stepping up joint aviation training with Polish forces. The Pentagon also is increasing American participation in NATO's air policing mission in its Baltic countries, he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. deploys 12 F-16 fighter jets to Poland as exercise in response to Ukraine situation

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

United States 4x400 relay team sets world indoor record to win gold

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From left, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, French President Francois Hollande, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, talk together during a break of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Top diplomats from the West and Russia trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine are gathering in Paris on Wednesday as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)

Russia, West try to hammer out Ukraine diplomacy

By LARA JAKES and MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Ukraine's Ambassador to NATO Ihor Dolhov adjusts the microphones prior to speaking during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Sunday, March 2, 2014. NATO is called emergency talks on Sunday regarding the escalating crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US prepares tough response for Russia over Ukraine

By LARA JAKES - Associated Press

Borussia's Robert Lewandowski tries to score against Zenit's Nicolas Lombaerts during the Champions League soccer match between Zenit St.Petersburg and Borussia Dortmund at Petrovsky stadium in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Dortmund wins 4-2 at Zenit in Champions League

By The Associated Press - Associated Press