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Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK)

Rep. Bridenstine: Caspian energy equals American security

By Rep. Jim Bridenstine

Ukrainian lawmaker and chairman of the opposition party Udar (Punch), WBC heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko surrounded by police trying to stop possible clashes between police and Pro-European Union activists in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013. Hundreds of police in full riot gear on Monday flooded the center of Kiev key sites of mass anti-government protests that have gripped the capital for weeks, raising fears of a crackdown.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine leader to talk with protesters; Washington urges caution

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is Ukraine truly ready for EU entry?

By our readers

Flags wave over Independence Square during a rally in Kiev, Ukraine, on Wednesday Dec. 4, 2013. A resolution to Ukraine's political turmoil remained elusive as thousands of people continued rallying on Kiev's Independence Square and besieging key government buildings. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Sen. Ben Cardin hits Ukraine for crackdown on Kiev protests

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Ukrainians rally outside the presidential administration building in central Kiev on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, after opposition lawmakers failed to force out the government with a parliamentary no-confidence vote, leaving political tensions unresolved and a potential standoff between protesters and the country's leaders looming. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ukraine mass protests resume after government wins vote

By Maria Danilova - Associated Press

Protesters throw stones as they clash with riot police at the presidential office in Kiev on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. In the biggest show of anger yet over the Ukrainian president's refusal to sign an agreement with the European Union, as many as 100,000 demonstrators chased away police to rally in the center of the capital in defiance of a government ban on protests on Independence Square. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian riot police use tear gas, truncheons on Kiev protesters

By Maria Danilova and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help Ukraine join European Union

By our readers

** FILE ** Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he meets the media during a bilateral meeting between Italy and Russia, in Trieste, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Putin outflanks his foes at home, Obama abroad

By By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Demonstrators hold up a flag with the face of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during a protest in Kiev on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through the Ukrainian capital to demand that the government reverse course and sign a landmark agreement with the European Union in defiance of Russia. The protest was the biggest Ukraine has seen since the peaceful 2004 Orange Revolution, which overturned a fraudulent presidential election result and brought a Western-leaning government to power. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Tens of thousands rally in Ukraine for closer EU ties

By Maria Danilova - Associated Press

Opposition lawmakers wear shirts emblazoned with a photo of jailed former Premier Yulia Tymoshenko during a session of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine suspends preparations for signing deal with European Union

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Ukrainian game kills Americans, Jews, homosexuals

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

POPADIUK: Ukraine’s shift toward Europe

By Roman Popadiuk

The State Department headquarters is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ukrainian crime rings exploit U.S. visa lottery

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych during their meeting with EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood policy Stefan Fule in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 11, 2013.Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is hoping for a quick solution to the problem the jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, whose release is a key condition for a landmark agreement with the European Union.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov,Pool)

Embassy Row: Pressing Ukraine on Tymoshenko

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

BURNS: Bringing reformed Ukraine in from the chill of purgatory

By Conrad Burns

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

BONDARCHUK: A tug of war between East and West

By Sergii Bondarchuk

Rafael Nadal (R) and Roger Federer of Switzerland hold their respective trophies after Nadal beat Federer 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7, in the Men's Singles Final during the 2008 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, July 6, 2008. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)

2013 U.S. Open draw puts Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer in same quarter

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Activist presses Ukraine for release of Tymoshenko

By Ashish Kumar Sen and - The Washington Times

In this May 22, 1990 photo, Michael Karkoc, photographed in Lauderdale, Minn. prior to a visit to Minnesota from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in early June of 1990. Karkoc a top commander whose Nazi SS-led unit is blamed for burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/The St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff)

Nazi commander discovered living in Minnesota

By David Rising - Associated Press

Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to stop Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Russian police detain ‘Christian Orthodox vigilantes’ at gay rally

Associated Press