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Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, center, listens during a news conference after a private U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at United Nation headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Russian troops take over Ukraine’s Crimea region

By TIM SULLIVAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms block the entrance of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's president for help in keeping peace there. Poster reads "Crimea Russia". (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin brushes off U.S. threats, gets permission to use military in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. An emblem on one of the vehicles and their number plates identify them as belonging to the Russian military. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of sending new troops into Crimea, a strategic Russia-speaking region that hosts a major Russian navy base. The Kremlin hasn't responded to the accusations, but Russian lawmakers urged President Putin to act to protect Russians in Crimea. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

Putin goes to parliament, makes case for military in Ukraine

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013, file photo, Billie Jean King reflects about her match against Bobby Riggs in 1973 as she stands in front of a display at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York. King watched the gold-medal hockey game won by Canada, greeted U.S. athletes and met with a Russian gay teenager in her whirlwind three days at the Sochi Olympics. She'd like the IOC to add sexual orientation to its charter and consider the issue when deciding host countries for future Olympics. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Billie Jean King: On Sochi Olympics, gay rights

By MELISSA MURPHY - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, to promote his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: ‘There will be costs’ for Russian military intervention in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

An protester jumps from an army armored vehicle maneuvering in the street outside Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, with Ukrainian flag at right, as protests continue against fugitive Ukrainian President Yanukovych. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House to Putin: ‘Avoid provocative actions’ in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang and Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

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

Sen. Bob Corker is worried Russia will invade Ukraine, Obama has no plan

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Scene from Rocky IV starring Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren.

Kerry evokes ‘Rocky IV’ to warn Putin

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Nov. 13, 2013, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

McCain: Unlike Obama, Putin does believe the Ukraine is part of a Cold War game

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

MAY: Why Putin’s gaze is fixed on Ukraine

By Clifford D. May

A passenger sleeps while waiting for a flight at the Sochi Airport following the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Sochi cleans up as world leaves Olympics behind

By TED ANTHONY - Associated Press

A passenger checks the status of flights at the Sochi Airport following the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Sochi Olympics: As the world departs, clean up begins

By Ted Anthony - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. The Defenders of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Russia on Feb. 23, honors the nation's military and is a nationwide holiday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

U.S. warns Russia to keep its military out of Ukraine

By Guy Taylor and Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

CLOSING: Athletes come together during the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. After dozens of events on ice and snow, Russian President Vladimir Putin may emerge as the biggest winner. (Associated Press)

Putin conquers doubts to bring Olympic glory home to Russia

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

United States' Julie Chu, right, carries the flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Sochi Olympics: The Games were expensive, but they were a success

By John Leicester - Associated Press

An Olympic volunteer sits on the beach along the Black Sea ahead of tonight's 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Costly, political, successful: Sochi Olympics end

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 25, 2013, file photo U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice is seen at the White House in Washington. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, Rice said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that it would be a &#8220;grave mistake&#8221; for Russia to intervene militarily in Ukraine. Rice said during that during President Barack Obama's phone conversation Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two leaders agreed that a political settlement in Kiev should ensure the unity of the country and the right of Ukrainians to express their free will. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rice: Russian involvement in Ukraine would be ‘grave mistake’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Putin congratulates Russian gold medalist Vic Wild

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Photographers take pictures during the men's and women's snowboard parallel slalom quarterfinals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Analysis: Sochi Games, winding down: an assessment

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press