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Donald Trump makes a point during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in this Dec. 15, 2015, photo. During the debate, Trump stated that since the extremist Islamic State group is using the Internet to recruit; the tech industry needs to find a way to stop them from doing that. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Donald Trump: Vladimir Putin might kill journalists, but ‘at least he’s a leader’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, in this Nov. 23, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Donald Trump: ‘I’ve always felt fine’ about Vladimir Putin

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Vladimir Putin says Russia won World Cup honestly

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin praises Trump: ‘Very bright and talented man,’ and ‘absolute leader’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

L. TODD WOOD: Vladimir Putin admits Russian troops were in East Ukraine

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Vladimir Putin says Russia’s ready to improve ties with the U.S.

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov at a meeting with top military officials in the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. President Vladimir Putin said that a Russian military action in Syria is aimed at protecting Russia from extremists based there. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin strengthens nuclear forces as tensions with U.S. rise

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchange documents at the signing ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, May 8, 2015. Russian and Chinese leaders have signed a plethora of deals in Moscow, giving Russia billions in infrastructure loans. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside China: Russia, China still fierce competitors despite recent arms deals

By Miles Yu

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Tinatin Khidasheli says Vladimir Putin may expand Russian aggression in Georgia after NATO’s snub

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after the COP21 UN Conference on Climate Change in Paris, France, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Putin said Monday that he and President Barack Obama have a shared understanding on how to move toward a political settlement in Syria, but added that incidents like the recent downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish fighter jet stymie broader cooperation against extremism. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Obama says Putin can’t afford another ‘Afghanistan’ in Syrian war

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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R. EMMETT TYRRELL: Putin pouts about Syria

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

President Obama has been working hard in the wake of Turkey shooting down a Russian plane to get the two countries to find common ground in the fight against the Islamic State, however, frosty relations remain between the two powers. (Associated Press)

Obama urges Turkey and Russia to see Islamic State as common foe

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

France's President Francois Hollande, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin enter a hall for their news conference following the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

EDITORIAL: Allies against ISIS getting it together

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while listens to a question during a meeting with representatives of "popular front" broad movement at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin orders economic sanctions against Turkey after downing of Russian plane

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during his and France's President Francois Hollande news conference following the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015.Putin and visiting French President Francois Hollande agreed to share intelligence information and cooperate on selecting targets in the fight against the Islamic State group, raising hope for closer ties between Moscow and the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group following the Paris attacks. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

Putin: U.S. knew flight path of jet downed in Turkey

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of S-400 missiles in Syria as he and other officials in Moscow escalated a war of words with Ankara after Tuesday's shootdown, which Turkey claims was justified on grounds that two Russian fighters ignored repeated warnings to change direction after entering Turkish airspace. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin orders S-400 missiles to Syria after Turkey downs Russian jet

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev lay flowers at the monument to the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Yekaterinburg, the city in the Ural mountains, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. The sign reads Yeltsin. (Alexander Astafyev/Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Turkey cements Putin’s hold on Russia

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Earlier Tuesday Turkey shot down a Russian warplane, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. "We are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet," Russia's Defense Ministry said. "The Ministry of Defense would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight."(Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

How will Vladimir Putin respond Russian jet shot down by NATO member?

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with media in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, after signing documents during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Vladimir Putin: Downing of Russian warplane over Syria a ‘stab in the back’ by terrorist accomplices

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A woman holds a poster reading "Turkey to account!" as others wave Russian and Syrian national flags during a picket at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Turkey's decision to down a Russian jet near the Syria border a "stab in the back." (Associated Press)

Russian jet shot down by Turkey ramps up Syria tension

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times