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DONALD LAMBRO: Obama messes with Texas, Vladimir Putin with Ukraine

By Donald Lambro

A pro-Russia rebel cossack, second left, hugs another rebel in Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. After weeks of relentless fighting, the embattled Ukrainian rail hub of Debaltseve fell Wednesday to Russia-backed separatists, who hoisted a flag in triumph over the town. The Ukrain(...)

Debaltseve under rebel control, Cossack fighters celebrate

By Peter Leonard and Dalton Bennett - Associated Press

Russian SA-22 surface-to-air missile systems have been spotted in Ukraine. (Image: U.K. Delegation, NATO)

Russia’s advanced anti-aircraft artillery system in Ukraine; U.K. releases SA-22 photos

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

CHRISTOPHER HARPER: Citizen journalist scoops war news from home in England

By Christopher Harper

Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving on a road stretching away from the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine, towards Debaltseve, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Ukraine says some soldiers taken prisoner in Debaltseve

By Petr Josek and Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

Ukrainian government soldiers sit on top of their armored vehicle driving on a road stretching away from the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine, towards Debaltseve, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Ukrainian government troops and Russia-backed rebels failed Tuesday to start pulling back heavy weaponry from the front line in eastern Ukraine as a deadline passed to do so. Under a cease-fire agreement negotiated by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France last week, the warring sides were to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

John McCain, Lindsey Graham blast Obama administration’s waffling on arming Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ukrainian government soldiers sat on their armored vehicle driving on a road away from the town of Artemivsk as separatists pushed deeper into Debaltseve.

Pro-Russia separatists ignore Ukraine cease-fire deadline, push deeper into Debaltseve

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An Ukrainian soldier walks past trenches near the road between the towns of Debaltseve and Artemivsk, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebels accused each other Monday of violating a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, a day before the parties are due to start withdrawing heavy weaponry under a recently brokered deal. The cease-fire, which went into effect on Sunday, had raised cautious hopes for an end to the 10-month-old conflict, which has already claimed more than 5,300 lives. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

KIM R. HOLMES: Arming the Ukraine is necessary

By Kim R. Holmes

Ukrainian government soldier walks atop of his armored vehicle on the road between the towns of Dabeltseve and Artemivsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Battle persists for Ukraine railway hub, despite peace deal

By Petr Josek - Associated Press

Ukrainian government soldiers were resting Sunday between the towns of Debaltseve and Artemivsk during a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives. (Associated Press)

Ukraine-Russia cease-fire jeopardized by continued fighting around Debaltseve

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, inspects military armored personnel carriers during his visit to the State Border Guard Service in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Fierce fighting in Ukraine as cease-fire deadline approaches

Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, file photo, Russian-backed separatists cover their ears as they fire a mortar towards Ukrainian troops outside the village of Sanzharivka, northeast of Debaltseve, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine says that eight troops have been killed and 34 wounded overnight, despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline. Vladislav Seleznyov, spokesman for the Ukrainian army general staff, said in comments carried by Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Friday that much of the fighting had taken place in Debaltseve, a key transport hub that has been hotly contested in recent days. (AP Photo/Maximilian Clarke, File)

Obama administration warily eyes Ukraine-Russia cease-fire while mulling arms support

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A newly mobilized Ukrainian soldier shows his skills during military drills in base Desna 100km north from Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015. Fierce fighting surged in East Ukraine as Russian-backed separatists mounted a major and sustained new push Friday to capture a strategic railway hub ahead of a weekend cease-fire deadline. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine battles persist before cease-fire deadline; 25 dead

By Balint Szlanko - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks out during a break in talks in Minsk, Belarus Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/ Sergei Grits)

Vladimir Putin: Leaders agree on deal for Ukraine cease-fire

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Illustration on how American indecision endangers world stability by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama’s weak leadership empowers Putin, Islamic State

By Donald Lambro

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on Thursday emerged from marathon 16-hour talks to announce a comprehensive peace deal for eastern Ukraine. (Associated Press)

Ukraine peace deal brokered by European leaders

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russia-backed separatist fighters shoot in the air to pay respects to their comrade during a funeral at a cemetery in the east Ukrainian village of Mospino, near the city of Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. The militiaman was killed during recent fighting between Russia-backed separatists and government forces. Guns will fall silent, heavy weapons will pull back from the front, and Ukraine will trade a broad autonomy for the east to get back control of its Russian border by the end of this year under a peace deal hammered out Thursday after all-night negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

White House takes wait-and-see approach to Russia-Ukraine deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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ISVARI MOHAN: ‘Saved by the Bell’: The Ukraine episode

By Isvari Mohan

Illustration on Britain's diminished role in world affairs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SUZANNE FIELDS: England’s bewildering identity crisis

By Suzanne Fields