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A woman wrapped in thermal blanket fleeing from Ukraine, waits to board a bus at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Poland, Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has set off the largest mass migration in Europe in decades, with more than 1.5 million people having crossed from Ukraine into neighboring countries. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

People flee embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

A refugee holding a small dog gives a sip of tea to a toddler after fleeing the conflict from neighboring Ukraine, as they sit in a bus at the Romanian-Ukrainian border, in Siret, Romania, Friday, March 4, 2022. The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine has now reached 1.2 million, the International Organization for Migration said Friday. This could become the "biggest refugee crisis this century," the U.N. has said, predicting that as many as 4 million people could leave. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

U.N.: Ukraine refugee flow may top 4 million

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Russian ambassador Gennady Gatilov, left, and Ukraine's ambassador Yevheniia Filipenko, far right, listen to a speech, during the 49th session of the UN Human Rights Council about the Urgent Debate on the "situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression" at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

What good is the United Nations?

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Passengers rush to board a train leaving to Slovakia from the Lviv railway station, in Lviv, west Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Ukraine refugee count tops 1 million; Russians besiege ports

By Jim Heintz, Yuras Karmanau, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dash Litvinova - Associated Press

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building during an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. The U.N.'s two major bodies, the 193-nation General Assembly and the more powerful 15-member Security Council, are holding separate meetings Monday on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Intelligence operatives’: U.S. expels 12 Russian diplomats for espionage

Associated Press

A civil defense man stands guard at a checkpoint in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Putin puts Russia’s nuclear forces on alert, cites sanctions

By YURAS KARMANAU, JIM HEINTZ and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DASHA LITVINOVA - Associated Press

An apartment building damaged following a rocket attack on the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Russian troops stormed toward Ukraine's capital Saturday, and street fighting broke out as city officials urged residents to take shelter. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine in fierce fight against advancing Russian forces

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and James LaPorta - Associated Press

Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in North Korea, speaks during a press conference at the Press Center in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The United Nations’ independent investigator on human rights in North Korea has called for the international community to provide 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the isolated authoritarian nation, which has recently showed signs of easing one of the world's most restrictive pandemic border closures. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.N. investigator calls for 60M vaccine doses for North Korea

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Taliban fighters walk at the frozen Qargha Lake, near Kabul, Afghanistan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the U.N. refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country's capital, UNHCR said Friday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

UN: Foreign journalists, Afghan staff detained by Taliban

By Kathy Gannon - Associated Press

Illustration on the United Nations and illegal immigration to the United States by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

You’re paying the coyotes … and they work at the United Nations

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile on Jan. 11, 2022 in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

U.N. experts: North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters on March 1, 2021. The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to meet Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 for the first time on Russias troop buildup and threatening actions against Ukraine at the request of the United States, and all key players are expected to square off in public over the possibility of a Russian invasion and its global impact. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Russia, U.S. square off at U.N. Security Council over Ukraine

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations vowed that the U.N. Security Council will press Russia hard in a Monday session to discuss Moscow's massing of troops near Ukraine and rising fears it is planning an invasion. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service via AP, File)

U.S.: Russia to face pressure at U.N. over Ukraine crisis

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

A boy looks as an Afghan fighter rides in the back of a vehicle during a police patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The Taliban are promising a return of some of their harsh punishments that made them notorious. That has many Afghans afraid, but some also say they are giving the Taliban a chance if it means greater stability and fewer corrupt officials reaching into their pockets. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

U.N.: 100 ex-Afghan officials, security forces killed since Taliban takeover

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, Russian troops fire howitzers during drills in the Rostov region during a military exercising at a training ground in Rostov region, Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

U.S., Russia set to clash on Ukraine at U.N. Security Council meeting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. The photo was taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021, according to the source. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

U.N. Watch calls on disarmament conference boycott over North Korea leadership role

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shown during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting &quot;all temporally-suspended activities&quot; it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration, in an apparent threat to resume testing of nuclear explosives and long-range missiles. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea slams U.S., hints at resuming nuclear, ICBM tests

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

Volker Perthes, the U.N. envoy for Sudan, speaks during a conference in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Perthes said talks would seek a &quot;sustainable path forward towards democracy and peace&quot; in the country. (AP Photo)

U.N. kicks off talks aimed at ending Sudan political deadlock

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

People chant slogans during a protest to denounce the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Sudanese took to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities on Thursday in anti-coup protests as the country plunged further into turmoil following the resignation of the prime minister earlier this week. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan protest group rejects U.N. offer for talks with military

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks with reporters after a campus tour of South Carolina State University on Monday, April 12, 2021, in Orangeburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) ** FILE **

EXCLUSIVE: Haley blasts Biden for not revealing how sanctions relief for Iran helps terrorist groups

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times