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Ukrainian pleads guilty after flight disruption

By ANNIE KNOX - Associated Press

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HOLMES: Obama fails the Crimea Rorschach test

By Kim R. Holmes

Jack N. Gerard of the American Petroleum Institute said Congress should act on bills that would end the renewable fuels standard. (The Washington Times)

Clash over Crimea stokes U.S. energy fight

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence about the situation in Ukraine, in Paris Sunday March 30, 2014. Kerry traveled to Paris for a last minute meeting with Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

U.S., Russia offer differing solutions on Ukraine

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Paris, on Saturday March 29, 2014. After leaving Saudi Arabia the secretary canceled a return to Washington in order to travel to Paris for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about the situation in Ukraine. The meeting was arranged during a refueling stop in Ireland en route to Paris. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

US, Russia talks fail to end Ukraine deadlock

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Sens. Kelly Ayotte, John McCain and Lindsey Graham say breathing new life into the Bush-era missile defense system — particularly by pursuing a "third site" in the Czech Republic — would be an effective way to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin for his use of military force to effect a swift annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. (Associated Press)

GOP senators back restoration of Bush-era missile defense to punish Putin over actions in Crimea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before the start of their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's Residence to discuss Ukraine, in Paris, Sunday March 30, 2014. Kerry traveled to Paris for a last minute meeting with Lavrov. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Lawmakers aim for diplomacy in Russian dealings

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks back to his plane through Shannon Airport in Ireland Saturday March 29, 2014, during a refueling stop. Halfway home from Saudi Arabia, Kerry has abruptly changed course and will stay in Europe for talks on the Ukraine crisis. Flying from Riyadh to Shannon for a refueling stop on Saturday, Kerry decided to turn his plane around and was traveling to Paris for a meeting with Lavrov scheduled for Sunday evening.. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry set to see Russian FM on Ukraine

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KELLY: Remembering who Americans are

By Mike Kelly - The Washington Times

ND congressional delegation supports Ukraine aid

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, speaks to the media, Friday, March, 28, 2014 at U.N. Headquarters. The Secretary General said that Russian President Vladimir Putin assured him that he had no intention of making another military move into Ukraine following the annexation of Crimea. (AP Photo/Jamie Castro)

UN chief: Putin promised no new moves in Ukraine

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Russian soldiers stand near a tank at a former Ukrainian military base in Perevalne, outside Simferopol, Crimea, March 27, 2014. Russia last week completed the annexation of Crimea following a referendum in which an overwhelming number of residents voted to break off from Ukraine and join Russia. The vote, rejected by Ukraine and the West, was hastily called after Russian forces had overtaken the peninsula. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Ousted Ukrainian leader urges referendum

By JIM HEINTZ and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Villa Madama in Rome. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Putin calls Obama; U.S. president makes plea to pull troops from border

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves as he gets off Air Force One upon his arrival at King Khalid International airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, March 28, 2014. President Barack Obama is in Saudi Arabia to reassure the key Gulf ally that his commitment to the Arab world isn't wavering. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama to Putin: Pull back from Ukraine border

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Ukraine crisis complicates trade

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and the commander of the Western Military District Anatoly Sidorov, right, walk upon arrival to watch military exercise near St.Petersburg, Russia, Monday, March 3, 2014. Putin has sought and quickly got the Russian parliament's permission to use the Russian military in Ukraine.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Obama calls for Russia to pull back troops

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014 file photo, Air Force Col. Yuliy Mamchur, commander of the Ukrainian Belbek Air Base, leads his men to the base outside Sevastopol, Ukraine. The day after Crimeans voted to leave Ukraine and join Russia, a man in a black raincoat turned up at the gate of the Belbek Air Base to demand that the Ukrainian forces holed up inside surrender to Russia. The Ukrainian commander of the base came out proudly wearing his visor cap decorated with gold wings - and refused. Having withstood five days of sustained intimidation and pressure to defect from his captors, Mamchur now awaits a hero’s welcome in the capital, Kiev. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Ukraine finds new hero in besieged base commander

By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG and PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

Ukrainian tanks are transported from their base in Perevalnoe, outside Simferopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Ukraine has started withdrawing its troops and weapons from Crimea, now controlled by Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Obama on Crimea: It’s not a Cold War — it’s a ‘contest of ideas’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times