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President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, Putin set for phone call; GOP concerns on sanctions

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Rex Tillerson: U.S. response to Russia Crimea seizure was ‘weak’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Man With the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story’

By Joseph C. Goulden

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen in Nagato, western Japan, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. The Obama administration suggested Thursday that Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials’ email accounts in the run-up to the presidential election, which intelligence agencies believe was designed to help Donald Trump prevail. The White House also leveled an astounding attack on Trump himself, saying he must have known of Russia’s interference. (Toru Hanai/Pool Photo via AP)

OSCE, international monitoring group, acknowledges ‘major security incident’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Saturday Dec. 24, 2016, Ukraine's army captain Serhiy Romanovsky, 26, with his right leg prosthesis, takes part in the CrossFit competition for disabled servicemen at the Sport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine. About 50 wounded soldiers and veterans participated in Ukraine’s Game of Heroes, which included weightlifting, rope climbing and rowing machines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

AP Photos: Ukraine’s wounded soldiers get pumped up

By EFREM LUKATSKY - Associated Press

Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem

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A view of a new shelter installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, Chernobyl, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine is making progress

By L. Todd Wood

2 Ukrainian troops killed in fighting in country’s east

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Illustration on the NATO/Russia conflict behind Ukraine division by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Russia relations require some work

By Jerome Israel

FILE In this file photo taken on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Russian troops are seen near truck-mounted Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missiles as they rehearse for the Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square, at a training field in the town of Alabino outside Moscow, Russia. President Vladimir Putin is projecting Russian military power overseas on a scale unseen since Soviet times. A massive reform effort begun in the wake of Russia’s troubled 2008 invasion of Georgia has transformed what long were crumbling, demoralized forces into an agile military capable of swift action in Ukraine and Syria. Russia’s young men once typically shunned their obligatory military service, but today’s recruits talk eagerly of longer-term enlistments. (AP Photo/File)

Putin’s Russia seeks to project power with modern military

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

The monument to the victims of the Chernobyl tragedy is in front of a new shelter installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, Chernobyl, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. A massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Massive Chernobyl shelter safely put over exploded reactor

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Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated after the election of Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin, Russians cheer Donald Trump’s victory, see better U.S. relations ahead

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Portugal, Romania to return to Eurovision contest in 2017

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to press at Borispol airport outside Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. **FILE**

Ukraine threatens Belarusian passenger plane with fighter jets in spy drama force down

By L. Todd Wood

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, centre, and and French President Francois Hollande pose for a picture prior a summit with the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. (Mikhail Palinchak/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Ukraine says agreement reached on road map

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Italy’s Ciro Immobile, left, celebrates after scoring the second team's goal against Macedonia, during their World Cup Group G qualifying soccer match at the Philip II of Macedon National Stadium in Skopje, Macedonia, on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Iceland building off Euro 2016 success in WCup qualifying

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Concerns about crowd trouble as Ukraine plays Kosovo

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks in New York. The State Department says the U.S. is suspending bilateral contacts with Russia over Syria. That comes after last week's threat by Kerry to suspend contacts amid new attacks on the city of Aleppo. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Syria peace efforts plunge as US suspends talks with Russia

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press