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Russia-backed rebels take positions on the outskirts of Donetsk, Ukraine in April. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove said that Russia and pro-Russia separatist forces exploited the cease-fire to "reset and reposition themselves" in eastern Ukraine. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Philip Breedlove: Russia exploiting Ukraine cease-fire

By Guy Taylor and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE*

Inside the Ring: House funding bill targets Russian information warfare in Ukraine

By Bill Gertz

Russia is building up its submarine forces in Asia, and Moscow's military forces are seeking increased influence in the Arctic region, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, Adm. Samuel Locklear testified to the House Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press)

Finland fires on suspected Russian submarine in waters off Helsinki

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - in this Friday, Sept.30, 2005, Shakhtar Donetsk's owner Rinat Akhmetov, right, and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych watching soccer match in Donetsk, Ukraine. More than a year ago, Shakhtar Donetsk was poised to become one of European soccer's giants. Backed by Ukraine's richest man, industrialist Rinat Akhmetov, the club imported Brazilian stars en masse with a mission to win the Champions League, Europe's most prestigious competition. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

L. TODD WOOD: Feudal lords jockey for power, land in Ukraine

By L. Todd Wood

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MAAYAN JAFFE: U.S. support for Ukraine but not for Azerbaijan?

By Maayan Jaffe

A Russian biker is led by a Polish customs officer for detailed customs control as a he wants to cross into Poland as member of a larger group, in Terespol, Poland, on Monday, April 27, 2015. The group of Russian bikers are going from Moscow to Berlin to mark 70th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany. Their planned passage through Poland has provoked controversy because it is to include members of pro-Kremlin Night Wolves group, who have been banned from entering Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Polish border guards refuse entry for 10 Russian bikers

By NEBI QENA - Associated Press

GOP defense budget challenges Obama on Ukraine, Guantanamo

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Using his might: "If Ukraine will be alone in this fight, it will be a tragedy for all our countries," said Vitali Klitschko, who is pressuring the U.S. and the European Union to help his country keep Western influence. (Associated Press)

Vitali Klitschko, ex-heavyweight boxing champ, says Ukraine can’t take on Russia alone

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with members of the Night Wolves biker group in the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, July 12, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Poland to pro-Putin ‘Night Wolves’ bikers: Don’t even think about crossing our border

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

The ongoing security situation and lack of economic opportunities has Ukrainians leaving in droves for the West — and even Russia. However, some say the exodus will allow for new opportunities at home. (Associated Press)

Ukraine sees ‘brain drain’ as its best and brightest escape chaos for the West

By Ted Phillips - Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a string of provocative moves from the Arctic to the Black Sea in recent months in an attempt to intimidate NATO allies along the border for the old Soviet Union, including Hungary, Romania and Latvia, and boost allies of Moscow living in those countries. (Associated Press)

Russia recruits U.S. allies in Eastern Europe by raising doubts about security commitment

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Ukrainian soldiers perform exercises at a military training centre outside Zhytomyr, some 150 km (94 miles) west of Kiev, on Sept. 11, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

U.S. begins training Ukrainian national guard to fight Russia

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, third left, visits the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 17, 2015. (Alexei Nikolsky/ RIA-Novosti, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Putin’s end game

By L. Todd Wood

In this file photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2015, a U.S. military fighter jet participates in a NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission practice mission in the Tapa training area, some 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Tallinn, Estonia. Russia is so close that the F-16 fighter pilots can see it on the horizon as they swoop down over a training range in Estonia in the biggest ever show of U.S. air power in the Baltic countries. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

U.S., Russian war games rekindle Cold War tensions

By JARI TANNER and DAVID KEYTON - Associated Press

Illustration on Putin's renewed aggression against Ukraine by Nancy Ohanian/Tribune Content Agency

STEPHEN BLANK: Putin’s next offensive in Ukraine

By Stephen Blank

In this Nov. 21, 2014, file photo, Polish and British troops take part in a joint military exercise in Swietoszow, Poland, with more than 1,000 British troops participating. Across many nations of eastern Europe ordinary people are heeding a call to receive military training to learn what to do in case of war, and backed by NATO forces on a mission to reassure citizens that they're safe from Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)

Ordinary folk take up military training over Russia threat

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican , Sunday, April 5, 2015. In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa. Cautious hope ran through Francis' "Urbi et Orbi" Easter message, a kind of papal commentary on the state of the world's affairs, which he delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, Pool)

Pope’s Easter message: In this violent world, what we need is Christ’s resurrection

By Ann Schneible - Catholic News Agency

In this handout photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, Justus Walker, center, poses with his family for a family photo near the eastern Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (AP Photo/ Justus Walker/ HO)

American farmer among the winners in sanctions-hit Russia

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press