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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (behind) and Cuba's President Raul Castro attend a ceremony at the Mausoleum of the Soviet Internationalist Soldier in Havana in July during Mr. Putin's Latin American tour aimed at boosting trade and ties in the region. (Associated Press)

Cuba move comes as Russia tries to revive ties to Havana

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 12, 2014 photo, Yury Decyatnik poses for a photo as he holds his immigration paperwork in Seattle. Decyatnik has been under a final order of removal from the United States for years, but he was born in the Ukraine when it was part of the Soviet Union, so there is no country to take him back if he were to be deported. (AP Photo/Chris Grygiel)

Stateless immigrant desperate to leave US

By Manuel Valdes - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Associated Press) **FILE**

KANG: Legitimacy and justice on the Korean peninsula

By Grace Kang

The Cygnus cargo ship held 5,000 pounds of experiments and equipment. One-third of the capsule's contents involved research, including experiments by schoolchildren. (Eastern Shore News via Associated Press)

Rocket contracted by NASA explodes after Virginia launch

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

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

U.S. President Ronald Reagan gestures as Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev looks on after their third session of talks at the Hofdi in Reykjavik, Oct. 12, 1986. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

O’DONNELL: New Cold War or same one that never ended

By Christine O’Donnell

** FILE ** In this Tuesday, May 12, 2009, file photo, Eduard Shevardnadze, former Georgian president and ex-Soviet foreign minister, speaks to The Associated Press in Tbilisi, Georgia. Shevardnadze died Monday, July 7, 2014, at the age of 86, his spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, file)

Shevardnadze, ex-Georgian president, dies at 86

By Misha Dzhindzhikhashviili - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters the Alexander Hall to attend a ceremony of presentation of credentials by foreign ambassadors in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Friday, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

Anti-Americanism rampant, fringe conspiracy theories take hold in Russia

By Marc Bennetts — The Washington Times

"Age of Delirium" deconstructs the spell and false promises that communism held sway over Russians for nearly a century. The film is narrated by David Satter, a Russian-speaking American journalist expelled from the country by the Kremlin last December. (Associated Press)

New documentary re-examines fall of USSR

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Norway's Havard Nordtveit, left, and Andre Danielsen, right, try unsuccessfully to prevent Russia's Oleg Sjatov, center, from scoring, during their international friendly soccer match in Olso, Saturday, May 31, 2014. The match ended 1-1. (AP Photo/Erlend Aas, NTB Scanpix) NORWAY OUT

Russia headed to World Cup with high hopes

By LEONID CHIZHOV - Associated Press

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

Congressional freshmen face tough challenges

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Illustration for Reagan's leadership on nuclear reduction by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

McFARLANE: Reagan’s political courage on nuclear arms

By Robert C. McFarlane

A shootout at the Russia-Ukraine border between an unidentified masked man and pro-Russian activists broke a United Nations brokered truce and left at least three dead on Easter Sunday, prompting a small memorial at the scene of the skirmish. (Associated Press Photographs)

Ukraine, Russia trade blame over Easter Sunday shootout

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Ukrainian prime minister accuses Putin of moving to restore Soviet Union

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Russia headed to World Cup with high hopes

By LEONID CHIZHOV - 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