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Anti-government demonstrators storm the regional police station in Krasnoarmiisk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine should withdraw its military units from the eastern and southern regions of the country, where anti-government insurgents are seizing buildings, but hours later, Ukraine's acting president ordered the military draft be renewed as the unrest intensifies. (AP Photo)

Gunfire, blasts in insurgent-held Ukraine city

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this image taken from Rossia 24 television channel TV, an injured Ukrainian military helicopter pilot is assisted by pro-Russian activists after he was shot down in Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday May 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Rossia 24 Television Channel)

USAID beefs support for Ukrainian media amid fresh military clashes in the east

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks to reporters about the Defense Department's sexual assault prevention and response program, Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the Pentagon. Hagel said sexual assaults are a threat to both women and men in uniform. And he says the Pentagon must do more to fight a culture that discourages victims from reporting assault. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Hagel presses NATO allies for more defense spending

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Members of pro-Kremlin movement Young Guard carry flags depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday May 1, 2014. The flag reads: 'I Support!'. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Russia’s happiness index hits 25-year high, despite Ukraine crisis

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Pro-Russian gunmen guard the central square of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 2, 2014. Fighting broke out around dawn near Slovyansk, a city 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the Russian border that has become the focus of the armed insurgency. Two helicopter crew members were killed in the crashes, both sides said, and the insurgents reported one member killed. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ukraine offensive sparks deadly clashes in Odessa

By Jim Heintz and Peter Leonard - Associated Press

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014. Obama and Merkel are putting on a display of trans-Atlantic unity against an assertive Russia, even as sanctions imposed by Western allies seem to be doing little to change Russian President Vladimir Putin's reasoning on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama, Merkel sound firm but reluctant note on more Russian sanctions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

NATO official: Russia now an adversary

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Pro-Russian activists clash with police in front of the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Anti-government demonstrators in Donetsk have stormed the local prosecutor's office. The clash came after a march by several hundred people carrying flags of the Donetsk People's Republic, a movement that seeks either greater autonomy from the central government, or independence and possible annexation by Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Putin wants troops out of Ukraine’s east

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merkel’s US trip to focus on Ukraine crisis

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Andriy Poklonov, 35, his daughter Sofia, 8, and wife Evhenia, 35, pose for a photo in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2011. Despite the danger of war with Russia, the fear of losing more of their territory and tough economic times ahead, many Ukrainians in the center and west of the country are convinced that their country is moving in the right direction toward becoming a law-abiding European nation. (AP Photo/Maria Danilova)

Despite Russia crisis, Ukraine hopeful for future

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

The White House said Thursday that there are no further complications in President Obama's relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel since she expressed deep resentment last year over revelations that the National Security Agency had spied on her personal and professional communications. The two will hold a joint press conference Friday after four hours of scheduled meetings (Associated Press)

Talk of Russia to dominate Obama, Merkel meeting

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Heng, Lianhe ZaoBao, Singapore

CHELLANEY: Obama’s Asia policy remains adrift

By Brahma Chellaney

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a media meeting organized by the Russian People's Front in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin has mocked the Internet as a CIA project and pledged to protect Russia&#8217;s interest in the online industry. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

NATO official: Russia now an adversary

By Robert Burns - Associated Press

Rep. Mike Turner asks why Obama has ignored Ukraine’s urgent needs list

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, right, proposed legislation that would call on President Obama to provide the Ukrainian military with "direct military assistance" — including anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry — while paving the way for more sanctions against Moscow. The administration has previously said it does not plan to supply Ukraine with military weapons. (Associated Press)

Republican Senators push for bill to allow ‘direct military assistance’ to Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Putin and Ukraine by Tom, Trouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

SHAPIRO: Obama was wrong about Russia

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Vice President Joe Biden is seen behind a teleprompter as speaks at the Atlantic Council's conference, in a special tribute to NATO and the European Union, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Washington. Biden drew parallels between Russia's interference in Ukraine and the world wars of the last century. Biden said Ukraine's struggles start with Russia's acute violation of rules that the 20th century taught us must be upheld. He says Russia has violated the fundamental principle that Europe's borders cannot be changed by military force. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Money wielded to help Ukraine and threaten Russia

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

Masked pro-Russian activists march to storm an administration building in the center of Luhansk, Ukraine, one of the largest cities in Ukraine's troubled east, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, as demonstrators demand greater autonomy for Ukraine's regions. The action on Tuesday further raises tensions in the east, where insurgents have seized control of police stations and other government buildings in at least 10 cities and towns. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Kiev: Ukraine’s police, security forces ‘helpless’ to restore order in east

Associated Press

Senate GOP pushes Russia sanctions bill

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks April 28, 2014, about the budget and the economy at George Washington University in Washington. (Associated Press)

Biden: U.S., Europe must unite against Russia

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times