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Pro-Russian activists clash with police in front of the regional administration building in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Anti-government demonstrators in Donetsk have stormed the local prosecutor's office. The clash came after a march by several hundred people carrying flags of the Donetsk People's Republic, a movement that seeks either greater autonomy from the central government, or independence and possible annexation by Russia. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Putin wants troops out of Ukraine’s east

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

Illustration on Putin and Ukraine by Tom, Trouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

SHAPIRO: Obama was wrong about Russia

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, right, proposed legislation that would call on President Obama to provide the Ukrainian military with "direct military assistance" — including anti-tank and anti-aircraft weaponry — while paving the way for more sanctions against Moscow. The administration has previously said it does not plan to supply Ukraine with military weapons. (Associated Press)

Republican Senators push for bill to allow ‘direct military assistance’ to Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, speaks to reporters in Chattanooga on Feb. 15, 2014. (Associated Press)

Senate GOP bill pushes Obama to get tougher on Putin, Russia

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Tennessee editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on Putin's dominance in world affairs by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MAY: A new Russian riddle

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 file photo CEO of state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft Igor Sechin commissions new equipment at the Rosneft oil refinery in the Black Sea port of Tuapse, southern Russia. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday, April 28, 2014, designated seven Russian government officials, including two key members of the Russian leadership’s inner circle, and 17 entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13661. E.O. 13661 authorizes sanctions on, among others, officials of the Russian Government and any individual or entity that is owned or controlled by, that has acted for or on behalf of, or that has provided material or other support to, a senior Russian government official. Sechin is on the list. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service, File)

US sanctions raise concerns for foreign investors

By DANICA KIRKA and JONATHAN FAHEY - Associated Press

This image taken from Associated Press video shows Igor Strelkov, military commander of pro-Russian militias in Slovyansk talking to journalists in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Strelkov has been identified as a Russian security services operative by Ukraine's government. In what appeared to be a closely vetted interview to Russian media, Strelkov did not directly deny the accusation, saying the uprising in Ukraine was being carried out by opponents of the &quot;Kiev junta&quot; — language similar in tone to that adopted by the Kremlin leadership. (AP Photo/Associated Press Video)

EU names 15 new targets for sanctions

By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG - Associated Press

This image taken from Associated Press video shows Igor Strelkov, military commander of pro-Russian militias in Slovyansk talking to journalists in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Strelkov has been identified as a Russian security services operative by Ukraine's government. In what appeared to be a closely vetted interview to Russian media, Strelkov did not directly deny the accusation, saying the uprising in Ukraine was being carried out by opponents of the &quot;Kiev junta&quot; — language similar in tone to that adopted by the Kremlin leadership. (AP Photo/Associated Press Video)

Shadowy commander is face of insurgency in Ukraine

By PETER LEONARD - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama, along with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, speaks at a joint news conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila, the Philippines, Monday, April 28, 2014. President Obama said a 10-year agreement signed Monday to give the U.S military greater access to Philippine bases will help promote regional security, improve armed forces training and shorten response times to humanitarian crises, including natural disasters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

New US sanctions on Russian officials, companies

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

President Obama said he got "all worked up" at a press conference Monday when he was questioned about his administration's foreign policy. (Associated Press)

Obama admits uncertainty on Russian sanctions, but he is quick to defend foreign policy

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, May 23, 2011 file photo, then, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with his then Chief of Staff ,Vyacheslav Volodin, during a meeting of officials in Pskov, about 600 km (375 miles) northwest of Moscow. The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday, April 28, 2014, designated seven Russian government officials, including two key members of the Russian leadership’s inner circle, and 17 entities pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13661. E.O. 13661 authorizes sanctions on, among others, officials of the Russian Government and any individual or entity that is owned or controlled by, that has acted for or on behalf of, or that has provided material or other support to, a senior Russian government official. Volodin is on the list. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool, File)

A who’s who of Putin’s friends hit by US sanctions

By LYNN BERRY - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a media meeting organized by the Russian People's Front in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin has mocked the Internet as a CIA project and pledged to protect Russia&#8217;s interest in the online industry. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

U.S. placing new round of sanctions on Russia

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Masked pro-Russian activists guard the entrance during their mass storming of a regional Television Centre in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Insurgents in Slovyansk have taken a number of people hostage, including journalists and pro-Ukraine activists, as they strengthen their control in the east of the country in defiance of the interim government in Kiev and its Western supporters. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House: New sanctions will hit Putin’s circle

By MICHELE SALCEDO - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a meeting of Russia's People's Front in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried what he described as a "punitive operation." (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

ORTEL: Putin schools Obama in economic standoff

By Charles Ortel

Secretary of State John F. Kerry accuses Russia of failing to live up to commitments it made to ease the crisis in Ukraine. The U.S. brokered an agreement last week in Geneva that both sides blame the other for breaking through actions this week. (Associated Press)

U.S. warns Russia on military posturing; Putin blames violence on Ukrainian army

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Black smoke billows from burning tires at a checkpoint following an attack by Ukrainian troops outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried what he described as a &quot;punitive operation.&quot; (AP Photo/Mika Velikovskiy)

Ukraine moves against insurgents in the east

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a media meeting organized by the Russian People's Front in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Russia&#8217;s President Vladimir Putin has mocked the Internet as a CIA project and pledged to protect Russia&#8217;s interest in the online industry. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Putin calls Internet ‘CIA project’ that must be controlled

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

GORDON: Obama’s post-Cold War ‘Bizarro World’ foreign policies

By J.D. Gordon

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a meeting of Russia's People's Front in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, April 24, 2014. Ukrainian government troops moved against pro-Russia forces in the east of the country on Thursday and killed at least two of them in clashes at checkpoints manned by the insurgents, the government and insurgents said. Russian President Vladimir Putin decried what he described as a "punitive operation." (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russia poised to ban curse words in movies, concerts

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times