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Chinese soldiers march past the Forbidden City on Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. As China's 3,000-member ceremonial parliament prepare to open its annual session Saturday, March 5, 20222, China's defense budget, largely oriented toward possible military action in Taiwan, is another marquee item that is scrutinized closely by Congress watchers. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Russian invasion raises new danger of Chinese attack on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin (8) sprays water against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2022. (Photo by Alexander Jonesi, All-Pro Reels.)

Alex Ovechkin’s historic night clouded by boos from Calgary fans

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the Europa building in Brussels, June 5, 2019. Russia lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989. But the nuclear superpower still holds sway over several of its neighbors in Europe and keeps others in an uneasy neutrality. The Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine and the humanitarian tragedy it provoked over the past two weeks may have raised an Western outcry of heartfelt support. (AP Photo/Riccardo Pareggiani, File)

A way forward for Ukraine

By David L. Phillips

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a weekly policy luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Ukraine crisis dashes Democratic hopes for cutting defense spending

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden announces a ban on Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia's economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden’s foreign policy: Abandonment and never taking responsibility

By Hung Cao

Western corporations temporarily suspend operations in Russia because of Ukraine invasion

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

In this file photo, two Polish Air Force Russian-made MiG-29's fly above and below two Polish Air Force U.S. made F-16's fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2011. The Polish government said on March 8, 2022, that it is prepared to hand over its entire fleet of MiG-29 fighters to the United States for possible use in Ukraine, so long as Washington and its NATO allies provide Warsaw with comparable combat aircraft. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File) ** FILE **

‘Not tenable’: Pentagon rejects Poland’s offer to provide fighter jets for Ukraine

By Vanessa Gera and Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Shell says it will stop buying Russian oil, natural gas

By Danica Kirka - Associated Press

Displaced Ukrainians queue to board a bus to Poland outside Lviv train station in western Ukraine on Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Ukraine refugee count reaches 2 million as safe corridors are opened for evacuation

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

A sign is displayed outside a McDonald's restaurant, Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. McDonald’s said Tuesday, March 8, 2022, it is temporarily closing all of its 850 restaurants in Russia in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. The burger giant said it will continue paying its 62,000 employees in Russia. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

McDonald’s to temporarily close 850 stores in Russia

By Dee-Ann Durbin - Associated Press

A woman wrapped in thermal blanket fleeing from Ukraine, waits to board a bus at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

People flee embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Ukrainians cross an improvised path under a destroyed bridge while fleeing Irpin, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Demands for ways to safely evacuate civilians have surged along with intensifying shelling by Russian forces, who have made significant advances in southern Ukraine but stalled in some other regions. Efforts to put in place cease-fires along humanitarian corridors have repeatedly failed amid Russian shelling. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Some civilians escape Ukraine as Pentagon nixes Polish jet offer

By Guy Taylor and Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas pose for photographers on the occasion of their meeting, in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Blinken was meeting with senior Estonian officials in Tallinn on Tuesday, a day after hearing appeals from both Lithuania and Latvia for more support and greater U.S. and NATO troop presence to deter a feared Russian intervention. (AP Photo/Raul Mee)

Blinken wraps up Baltic assurance tour as Ukraine war rages

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this file photo, two Polish Air Force Russian-made MiG-29's fly above and below two Polish Air Force U.S. made F-16's fighter jets during the Air Show in Radom, Poland, on Aug. 27, 2011. The Polish government said on March 8, 2022, that it is prepared to hand over its entire fleet of MiG-29 fighters to the United States for possible use in Ukraine, so long as Washington and its NATO allies provide Warsaw with comparable combat aircraft. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, File) ** FILE **

Poland offers to hand over MiG jet fighters to U.S. for use by Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A man carries belongings out of an apartment building hit by shelling in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

Rep. Darrell Issa says U.S. is already within early phases of World War III with Russia

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. Angus King, Maine independent, asks questions in a hearing in this May 7, 2020, file photo. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Sen. Angus King: People will support Russian oil ban, despite higher prices, if it helps Ukraine

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in the cockpit of an airplane simulator as he visits to Aeroflot Aviation School outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. intel sees no unusual activity from Russian nuclear forces despite Putin order

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden announces a ban on Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia's economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden pivots on Russian oil embargo, announces ban in effort to ramp up pressure on Putin

By Jeff Mordock and Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Chinese military personnel walk in formation outside the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing, Saturday, March 5, 2022. China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion, up from a 6.8% increase the year before. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

DNI: China engaged in largest nuclear buildup in history, preparing ground to take Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times