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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an awards ceremony in Sochi on Monday, March 17, 2014. Putin is set to speak to both houses of parliament Tuesday about the results of Sunday's referendum in Crimea, in which its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and join Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russia to embrace Crimea ‘swiftly’; poll shows Putin’s popularity soaring

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

RAHN: How the Greens help Putin in Crimea incursion

By Richard W. Rahn

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2013 file photo U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, talk during a photo opportunity at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland. Tehran may have a new ally on Tuesday when Iran nuclear talks reconvene _ the Ukraine crisis. U.S.-Russian tensions over Ukraine could fray the search for consensus on what Iran needs to do to ease fears it could make atomic arms. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool, File)

Analysis: Ukraine casts pall over Iran nuke talks

By GEORGE JAHN - Associated Press

** FILE ** Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and the Senate GOP leadership answer questions following a Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 7, 2013. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Barrasso: ‘Nothing flies, nothing shoots, nothing works’ in Ukrainian military

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks about Ukraine, Monday, March 17, 2014, in the briefing room of White House in Washington. The president imposed sanctions against Russian officials, including advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s chickens roosting in Ukraine

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics at the Fisht Olympic stadium in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, March 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

ORTEL: In Ukraine, Putin sets referendum on Western progress

By Charles Ortel

The head of Crimea's Russia-backed leader Sergei Aksyonov gestures as people celebrate in Lenin Square, in downtown Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Polls have closed in Crimea's contentious referendum on seceding from Ukraine and seeking annexation by Russia. The vote, unrecognized both by the Ukrainian government and the West, was held Sunday as Russian flags fluttered in the breeze and retirees grew weepy at the thought of reuniting with Russia. (AP Photo/Max Vetrov)

Crimea votes in favor of secession; U.S. rejects

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Durbin makes trip to Ukraine

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his meeting with Russian athletes, winners of the cross country 4x2.5km open relay, at the 2014 Winter Paralympic, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Putin’s Games end under a Crimean cloud

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

McCain: ‘Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A man and child exit a voting booth after casting a vote in the Crimean referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine, Sunday, March 16, 2014. Residents of Ukraine's Crimea region are voting in a contentious referendum on whether to split off and seek annexation by Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Crimeans vote to leave Ukraine, join Russia

By MIKE ECKEL and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG - Associated Press

Democratic candidate, U.S. Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, makes his case during a debate against Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon in Hartford. The two are vying for the seat of retiring Joe Lieberman. (Associated Press)

Sen. Murphy: ‘Sham referendum’ in Ukraine ‘isn’t fooling anyone’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin listens during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine crisis, Saturday, March 15, 2014, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on Crimea’s future

Associated Press

Ukrainian soldiers carry garbage outside the Ukrainian infantry base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The Group of 7 world leaders said in a statement released from the White House on Wednesday that they won't recognize results of a referendum for the Crimea region to split from Ukraine and join Russia.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

In Crimea, uncertainty grips Ukraine’s military

By MIKE ECKEL - Associated Press

Minnesota man seeks son’s return from Ukraine

Associated Press

A pro-Russian soldier is back dropped by Russia flag while manning a machine-gun outside an Ukrainian military base in Perevalne, Ukraine, Saturday, March 15, 2014. Tensions are high in the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, where a referendum is to be held Sunday on whether to split off from Ukraine and seek annexation by Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine says Russian forces backed by helicopter gunships move outside Crimea

The Washington Times

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Ukraine's athletes cover their silver medals with hands after finishing second in cross country 4x2.5km open relay at the 2014 Winter Paralympic, Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The majority of Ukraine's Paralympic medalists covered their medals during medal ceremonies. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Covering medals, Ukrainians stage silent protest

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press