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Ukrainian servicemen squat during a patrol in a recently retaken village, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Putin’s troubled war sees battlefield, diplomatic reverses

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Oleh Psiuk, frontman of Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra and vocalist Sasha Tab, right, are pictured by a fan before leaving the Universo Hotel, after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Eurovision win in hand, Ukraine band releases new war video

By Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ciaran McQuillan - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by the GOP leadership, meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in thsi file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

McConnell leads Senate Republicans in unannounced visit to Kyiv

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Melanie Joly, left, Foreign Minister of Canada, and Josep Borrell, right, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, talk after their bilateral meeting during the the summit of foreign ministers of the G7 Group of leading democratic economic powers at the Weissenhaus resort in Weissenhaeuser Strand, Germany, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (Marcus Brandt/Pool via AP)

G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia

By Frank Jordans - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as they testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP File)

Congress rallies to aid Ukraine; end-state murky for some lawmakers

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Donetsk People Republic Emergency Situations Ministry employees clear rubble at the side of the damaged Mariupol theater building during heavy fighting in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 12, 2022. (AP Photo)

Live updates | Zelenskyy: No one can predict length of war

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Russian army Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russian soldier on trial in first Ukraine war-crimes case

By Oleskandr Stashevski and Richard Lardner - Associated Press

Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine puts Russian soldier accused of war crime on trial

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi - Associated Press

Russian army Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind glass during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, May 13, 2022. The trial of a Russian soldier accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian opened Friday, the first war crimes trial since Moscow's invasion of its neighbor. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east

By Olesandr Stashevskyi and David Keyton - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

How Putin’s war in Ukraine has backfired spectacularly

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Reservists of the Karelia Brigade shoot with live rounds during the Etel'-Karjala 22 (South Karelia 22) local defence exercise in Taipalsaari, south-eastern Finland, on March 9, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year's end, they could stand among the alliance's ranks. Russia's war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO's closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization's military support. (Lauri Heno/Lehtikuva via AP)

Russia fumes as NATO leaders welcome Finland bid to join alliance

By David R. Sands and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto makes a point during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden, which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to &quot;bolster military ties&quot; in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Russia hits Ukraine’s east as Finland moves toward NATO bid

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as they testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP File)

Sen. Rand Paul delays $40B Ukraine aid

By Haris Alic and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questions Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona as they testify before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP File)

$40B Ukraine aid package hits wall in Senate over concerns about transparency

By Joseph Clark and Haris Alic - The Washington Times

FILE - Servicemen of Donetsk People's Republic Emergency Ministry work to defuse a Ukrainian mine in an area of the Mariupol Sea Port in Mariupol, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, on April 29, 2022. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense. The European Commission is proposing to help Ukraine move its critical grain supplies to parts of the world at risk of food insecurity. The plan released Thursday, May 12, 2022, by the European Union’s executive arm urges rail, road and river routes to get around a Russian blockade of Black Sea ports. (AP Photo)

EU plan aims to help get wheat from Ukraine to the world

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Reservists of the Karelia Brigade shoot with live rounds during the Etel'-Karjala 22 (South Karelia 22) local defence exercise in Taipalsaari, south-eastern Finland, on March 9, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year's end, they could stand among the alliance's ranks. Russia's war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO's closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization's military support. (Lauri Heno/Lehtikuva via AP)

Why Finland, Sweden joining NATO will be big deal

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

A boy from Siversk looks though the window of a bus during evacuation near Lyman, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A farmer works in a field off of U.S. 60 Highway, Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Owensboro, Ky. (Greg Eans/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP)

Biden unveils measures to bolster farm production amid food shortages, rising costs

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to O'Connor Farms, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Kankakee, Ill. Biden visited the farm to discuss food supply and prices as a result of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden blames Putin for rising food prices; vows to help U.S. farmers

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times