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In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 file photo, three Ukrainian ships are docked near the Kerch after been seized on Sunday, in Kerch, Crimea. A U.N. maritime tribunal has ruled that Russia must release three Ukrainian naval vessels captured by Russia in November and release 24 detained sailors. The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea delivered its verdict Saturday, May 25, 2019 on the case Ukraine brought against Russia. (AP Photo, File)

UN tribunal orders Moscow to release Ukrainian sailors, ships

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md, and then on to Tokyo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: Public needs to know why FBI spied on his campaign

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center, gestures as he waits to attend his inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to capitalize on his huge popularity, dissolving the country's parliament Monday minutes after he was sworn in as president. (AP Photo/Zoya Shu, Pool)

Ukraine’s president calls new parliamentary election

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and EFREM LUKATSKY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, April 20, 2019 file photo, a Ukrainian serviceman guards a position near the frontline as the conflict continues, in Mariinka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who takes the presidential oath on Monday May 20, 2019, comes into the post having never held political office; his popularity is rooted in playing the role of president on a television sit-com. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

UN council rejects Russian request for a meeting on Ukraine

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy greeds his supporters before inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Zelenskiy overwhelming won the presidential election last month, beating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine president takes political stage in dramatic fashion

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and EFREM LUKATSKY - Associated Press

Ukrainian President-elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy greeds his supporters before inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Zelenskiy overwhelming won the presidential election last month, beating incumbent Petro Poroshenko. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

The Latest: UN rejects Russian attempt to meet on Ukraine

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FILE- In this April 19, 2018, file photo Paul Manafort departs Federal District Court after a hearing in Washington. Prosecutors in New York City are building a potential criminal case against Manafort, as he awaits sentencing on federal conspiracy and fraud convictions, according to reports published Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Paul Manafort Russia conspiracy rejected by Mueller report

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Perry to lead delegation to Ukraine presidential swearing-in

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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Sketchy Joe Biden, Ukraine memo should be handled with care

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 file photo, Ukrainian musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk gestures as he speaks during the 15th Yalta European Strategy (YES) annual meeting entitled &quot;The next generation of everything&quot; at the Mystetsky Arsenal Art Center in Kiev, Ukraine. Vakarchuk, the lead singer of one of Ukraine's most popular rock bands and a former parliament member on Thursday May 16, 2019 announced his plans to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine’s new president set to be sworn in next week

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In this May 5, 2018, file photo, Rudy Giuliani, an attorney for President Donald Trump, speaks in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) ** FILE **

Trump lawyer Giuliani threatens, then abandons, Ukraine trip

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 file photo, three Ukrainian ships are docked near the Kerch after been seized on Sunday, in Kerch, Crimea. A U.N. court is considering a legal case brought by Ukraine over the capture of 24 sailors and three naval vessels held by Russia since November. The Hamburg-based International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began its two-day hearing Friday May 10, 2019. (AP Photo)

UN court hears case of Ukraine sailors, ships held by Russia

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U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, center, sits during her meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Yovanovitch directed unusually scathing criticism at the Ukrainian government in remarks released Wednesday, urging authorities to replace a senior anti-corruption official and tackle the country's corruption problem. (Mikhail Palinchak, Presidential Press Service Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Marie Yovanovitch, Ukraine ambassador, recall sparks outrage from Democrats

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Former Trump campaign official J.D. Gordon says the liberal media and Democrats perpetuated a hoax that distorted what he did as the campaign's director of national security. (Associated Press/File)

J.D. Gordon: GOP platform started ‘collusion’ trail

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after his talks with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un talk in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, April 25, 2019. President Vladimir Putin says after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Pyongyang is ready to proceed toward denuclearization, but that it needs serious security guarantees to do so. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)

EU slams Russia citizenship move as new attack on Ukraine

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman scrambles into a military truck near the front line as the conflict continues in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Top issues in the election have been corruption, the economy and how to end the conflict with Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia offers passports to residents of occupied eastern Ukraine; UN asked to intervene

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman scrambles into a military truck near the front line as the conflict continues in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Top issues in the election have been corruption, the economy and how to end the conflict with Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russia offers quick citizenship in Ukraine’s separatist area

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

Supporters of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who have come to thank him for what he did as a president, listen to his speech in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, April 22, 2019. Political mandates don't get much more powerful than the one Ukrainian voters gave comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who as president-elect faces daunting challenges along with an overwhelming directive to produce change. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Zelenskiy wins Ukraine’s presidential election with 73%

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Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenski speaks to his supporters at his headquarters after the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Ukrainians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff as the nation's incumbent leader struggles to fend off a strong challenge by a comedian who denounces corruption and plays the role of president in a TV sitcom. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The Latest: Election monitors praise Ukraine’s vote

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In this Sunday, April 21, 2019, photo, Ukrainian comedian and presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, makes the victory sign after seeing the exit polls for the second round of presidential elections in Kiev, Ukraine. Ukrainians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff as the nation's incumbent leader struggles to fend off a strong challenge by a comedian who denounces corruption and plays the role of president in a TV sitcom. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, TV comedian, wins Ukraine presidential vote in a landslide

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