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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Vladimir Putin sees Obama, Angela Merkel as weak

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama, right, meets with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office of the White House on Sept. 18, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama calls Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko on eve of key diplomatic meeting

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Ukrainian government troops sit in the back of pick-up trucks as they pass a checkpoint near the town of Mariupol, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The intense fighting, which the U.N. says has killed more than 5,300 people since April, comes ahead of a crucial summit including Western leaders on Wednesday as well as peace talks later Tuesday. The volunteer Azov battalion said on social media on Tuesday that it captured several villages northeast of the strategic port of Mariupol, pushing the rebels closer to the border with Russia. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Top House lawmakers push for $1B in military aid for Ukraine

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Angela Merkel, Obama try to bridge differences on arms to Ukraine

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

TAMMY BRUCE: Obama discounts current sins of Islam

By Tammy Bruce

U.S. Sen. John McCain blasted the president's "more of the same" strategy for Ukraine and described it as "doomed to fail." (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Pentagon prepping forces to assist Ukraine’s national guard

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. The leaders were expected to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and arming Ukrainian fighters to wage a more effective battle against Russian-backed separatists. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama considering lethal aid to Ukraine; move could cause rift between U.S., allies

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are taking opposing tacks on Ukraine's ongoing faceoff with Russia, with Mr. Obama taking a hard-line stance and Mrs. Merkel seeking a diplomatic solution. (Associated Press)

Obama, Angela Merkel at odds over arming Ukraine against Russia

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's fabulist foreign policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JED BABBIN: Obama’s national security strategy won’t keep U.S. safe

By Jed Babbin

Russian soldiers march in a Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Germany. (Associated Press)

Russia, Poland battle over World War II Victory Day celebrations conflict

By Beata Biel and Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko holds Russian passports claiming they are proof of the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine as he addresses the 51. Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. The conference on security policy takes place from Feb. 6, 2015 until Feb. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Stringer)

Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine president, pushes for fast cease-fire, defensive arms

Associated Press

John Kerry in Ukraine says U.S. ‘does not seek a confrontation’ with Russia

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

John Kerry travels to Ukraine as U.S. weighs sending arms

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Ukrainian forces have lost hundreds of square miles more than was agreed under the Minsk Protocol. U.S. and Ukrainian officials say separatists in the east are pushing to establish a land bridge from Russia's mainland to Crimea. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande being led into ‘trap’ in Russia peace talks, Ukraine says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, where he gathered a bipartisan group of senators to call on American support for Ukraine, which needs weaponry to stave off incursion from Russia and Ukrainian separatists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Ukraine urges U.S. to make good on nukes-for-protection deal

By Jacqueline Klimas and Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama advisers resign in droves

By Donald Lambro

Ukranian military vehicles are seen driving on the road towards the town of Artemivsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015. Fighting between government and Russian-backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine has intensified in recent days as rebels seek to encircle the town of Debaltseve, which hosts a strategically important railyway hub. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

White House disagrees with Carter on arms to Ukraine

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ashton Carter's performance before the Senate Armed Services Committee provoked an immediate response from the White House, where the chief presidential spokesman Joshua Ernest cautioned that Mr. Obama, and not Mr. Carter, sets policy. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter airs differences with Obama on Guantanamo, Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan

By Maggie Ybarra and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times