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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks to the media after the Summit of leaders from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), in Astana, Kazakhstan, ON Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Valery Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Uncharted territory: High-stakes questions swirl around Russia’s tactical nuke threats in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman checks the trenches dug by Russian soldiers in a retaken area in Kherson region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Russia to evacuate Kherson residents as Ukraine advances

By Sabra Ayres - Associated Press

This photo provided on Oct. 10, 2022, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a missile test at an undisclosed location in North Korea, as taken sometime between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. 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, File)

North Korea takes inspiration from Putin’s nuke threats

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Locals receive food and everyday necessities given by Ukrainian volunteers in Izium, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Residents in Izium have been living with no gas, electricity or running water supply since the beginning of September. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, July 15, 2022. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

U.S. and Saudi officials trade shots over OPEC cuts, testing longstanding ties

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

NATO Secretary General Jens-Stoltenberg, right, and U.S. Secretary for Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participate in a media conference during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels Thursday, aiming to help bolster Ukraine's aerial defenses, after a widespread Russian assault across the country early this week. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

NATO holds nuclear talks amid war tensions, Putin threats

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

A man carries his bike past a rocket crater under a pedestrian bridge, after Monday rocket attack in center Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russia could increase gas supplies to Europe

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Illustration on Russian diplomacy with Putin by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

What diplomacy with Putin would look like now

By Clifford D. May

A helicopter drops water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. The bridge is a key supply artery for Moscow's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Kremlin war hawks demand more devastating strikes on Ukraine

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

A firefighter helps his colleague to escape from a crater as they extinguish smoke from a burned car after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings. The onslaught brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions in the capital. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. A small business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden: Russia unlikely to go nuclear, Putin ‘rational’ despite miscalculating in Ukraine

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during the video conference of the leaders of the Group of Seven and Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Zelenskyy pleads for ‘air shield’ over Ukraine; G-7 condemns fresh wave of Russian strikes on cities

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rescue workers survey the scene of a Russian attack on Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Two explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck)

Russia strikes Kyiv, multiple Ukrainian cities; many dead

By Adam Schreck and Hanna Arhirova - Associated Press

An injured man receives medical treatment at the scene of Russian shelling, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv early Monday following months of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported explosions in the city's Shevchenko district, a large area in the center of Kyiv that includes the historic old town as well as several government offices. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on the U.S. role in preserving Taiwan against China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. can support Taiwan without a trade agreement

By Michael Stumo

A medical worker runs past a burning car after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The Russian missiles that rained down Monday on cities across Ukraine, bringing fear and destruction to areas that had seen months of relative calm, are an escalation in Moscow's war against its neighbor. But military analysts say it’s far from clear whether the strikes mark a turning point in a war that has killed thousands of Ukrainians and sent millions fleeing from their homes. (AP Photo/Roman Hrytsyna)

Biden, world leaders condemn Kremlin’s missile attack on Kyiv, other cities after bridge humiliation

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A helicopter drops water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. The bridge is a key supply artery for Moscow's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Putin: Kerch Bridge attack ‘a terrorist act’ by Ukraine

By Justin Spike and Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a Republican presidential prospect, addresses an audience at a periodic "Politics and Eggs" gathering at Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ** FILE **

‘Reckless’: Mike Pompeo slams Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ comment

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A helicopter flies to drop water to stop fire on Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and Crimean peninsula over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the collapse of a section of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. The bridge is a key supply artery for Moscow's faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. (AP Photo)

Truck bomb hits bridge to Crimea, hurts Russian supply lines

By Adam Schreck and Vasilisa Stepanenko - Associated Press