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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Congress is stepping up pressure on the White House to confront Russia over allegations that it is cheating on a key nuclear arms treaty, a faceoff that could further strain U.S.-Moscow relations and dampen President Barack Obama's hopes to add deeper cuts in nuclear arsenals to his legacy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Still no plans for Obama-Putin meeting this week, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian Interior Ministry troopers give a training exhibition during a celebration of 197th anniversary of creation of Interior Ministry Forces in Ashukino, Russia, Thursday, March 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Russian lawmakers playing war games near Moscow

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Poland's national flags and pictures of Lech Walesa leading the 1980 strike that gave rise to the Solidarity freedom movement, and of Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki flashing a V-sign in 1989 are on display in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on the eve of a visit by President Obama and other European leaders who will attend celebrations marking 25 years of Poland's democracy.
(Associated Press)

Poland hopes for Obama’s assurance on Russian aggression

By Beata Biel — Special to The Washington Times

One analyst suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin's shifting mood is connected to the realization that war with neighboring Ukraine would have "extremely unpredictable consequences" at home and in the international arena.
(Associated Press)

Cost of war: Russia’s curious reasoning for retreat in Ukraine

By Marc Bennetts — Special to The Washington Times

Although the two foreign leaders are not expected to meet this week, President Obama departs Monday night on a four-day trip to Europe that is likely to reinforce his personal history of foreign-policy torment at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press Photographs)

Putin overshadows Obama’s trip to Europe

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

France's Patrice Evra, left, Karim Benzema, center, and Franck Ribery arrive for a training session at the Clairefontaine training center, outside Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2014. France are preparing for the upcoming soccer World Cup in Brazil starting on 12 June. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France enters World Cup as dangerous outsider

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

A Ukrainian soldier shoots from a grenade launcher, AGS-17 during a battle with pro-Russian separatist fighters at Slovyansk, Ukraine, Saturday, May 31, 2014. The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Russia says monitors should stay in Ukraine

By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

FILe - In this Aug. 11, 2012 file photo, Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, dances after winning against Clemente Russo of Italy, in their heavyweight 91-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Usyk was so excited about winning the heavyweight gold medal that he broke into a traditional Ukrainian dance in the ring. But the Ukraine he pointed to so proudly on the front of his boxing uniform is a different country from the one two years ago. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

With country in turmoil, Ukraine gets a fight

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko gestures, during a press conference, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 26, 2014. The leader of the Ukrainian presidential race, Pyotr Poroshenko, does not intend to stop the use of force in the southeast of the country. He made this statement at a news conference on Monday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Obama to meet with Ukraine president-elect

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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A Pro-Russian militia member guards next to an APC and anti-aircraft gun, outside the administrational building in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 29, 2014. Pro-Russian militia in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

AP sources: Russian troops leaving Ukraine border

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

A sticker with Donetsk people's republic colors is seen on the hunting rifle of a local man who came to a check point on a road leading to the airport, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The eastern city of Donetsk was in turmoil Tuesday a day after government forces used fighter jets to stop pro-Russian militia from taking over the airport. Dozens were reported killed and the mayor went on television to urge residents to stay indoors. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Ukraine sees Russia as source of insurgent threat

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

Miners rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Coalminers in the Donbass coalfields have gone on an open-ended strike to demand Ukrainian troops and other forces leave the Donetsk Region, the first deputy coal minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic, Konstantin Kuzmin, has told ITAR-TASS. Poster reads "No to Fascism!' (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Chechen leader says he sent no troops to Ukraine

By Peter Leonard - Associated Press

Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko gestures, during a press conference, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 26, 2014. The leader of the Ukrainian presidential race, Pyotr Poroshenko, does not intend to stop the use of force in the southeast of the country. He made this statement at a news conference on Monday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Obama congratulates new Ukrainian president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Pro-Russian gunmen take positions near the airport, outside Donetsk, Ukraine, on Monday, May 26, 2014. Ukraine's military launched air strikes Monday against separatists who had taken over the airport in the eastern capital of Donetsk in what appeared to be the most visible operation of the Ukrainian troops since they started a crackdown on insurgents last month. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Dozens reported killed in eastern Ukraine fighting

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

Firefighters work at a burnt ice hockey arena in Donetsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Early Tuesday, a group of unidentified men stormed Donetsk's main ice hockey arena, which was to host the 2015 world championships and set it ablaze, according to the mayor's office. The ice hockey arena belongs to Ukrainian lawmaker Boris Kolesnikov. (AP Photo/Alexander Ermochenko)

Rebel says 30 insurgents killed in eastern Ukraine

By Peter Leonard - The Washington Times

Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko, left, and Vitali Klitschko, pause, during a press conference, in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine launches airstrikes against gunmen

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder attend an economic forum in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, pool)

Germany’s $104 billion in Russian trade complicates response to crisis in Ukraine

By Sumi Somaskanda — Special to The Washington Times

Ohio senator calls Ukraine elections legitimate

By ANN SANNER - Associated Press