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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on the sideline of the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Why Iran cracks down at home, cozies up to Moscow

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Moscow Region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 11, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to visit Iran next week, will also meet with Turkish president

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President Joe Biden is seen here in Scranton, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Diplomatic drama as Biden, Putin weigh G-20 leaders’ summit

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to winners of the Leaders of Russia Competition, the flagship project of the Russia - Land of Opportunity presidential platform in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to Ukraine: Russia has barely started its action

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Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Medvedev warned the U.S. Wednesday that it could face the "wrath of God" if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Russia's action in Ukraine. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Pool Photo via AP)

Putin’s aide warns US against pressing for war crimes court

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Illustration on the founding principles, Constitution and ideals of America by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. must lead in shaping the future of the world

By Clifford D. May

Ukrainian platoon commander Mariia rests in a trench in a position in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, July 2, 2022. Ukrainian soldiers returning from the frontlines in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region describe life during what has turned into a grueling war of attrition as apocalyptic. Mariia, 41, said that front-line conditions may vary depending on where a unit is positioned and how well supplied they are. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Putin declares victory in embattled Donbas region of Luhansk

By Francesca Ebel - Associated Press

Ukrainian State Emergency Service firefighters work to take away debris at a shopping center burned after a rocket attack in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. While much of the attritional war in Ukraine’s east is hidden from sight, the brutality of Russian missile strikes in recent days on the mall in the central city of Kremenchuk and on residential buildings in the capital, Kyiv, were in full view to the world and especially to Western leaders gathered for a trio of summits in Europe. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Russia’s messages with missiles tell West to back off

By Tamer Fakahany and Cara Anna - Associated Press

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The London Times' Tony Halpin suspects Russian women will be swooning over photos of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin riding horseback bare-chested.

Western leaders would look ‘disgusting’ without shirts, Putin says

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

The Nirvana, a sleek 88-meter-long superyacht worth about $300 million, owned by Vladimir Potanin, head of the world's largest refined nickel and palladium producer in Russia, is docked at Port Rashid terminal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Potanin, the man considered to be the wealthiest oligarch in Russia, joins a growing list of those transferring — or, sailing — their prized assets to Dubai as the West tightens its massive sanctions program. Potanin may not be sanctioned by the United States or Europe yet; such sanctions could roil metal markets and potentially disrupt supply chains, experts say. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Yacht of wealthiest Russian oligarch docked in haven Dubai

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

From right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron address a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The European Union's leaders have agreed to make Ukraine a candidate for EU membership, setting in motion a potentially years long process that could draw the embattled country further away from Russia's influence and bind it more closely to the West. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Ukraine gets EU invite, in rebuke to Putin

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A ruined tank remains on a road in Lypivka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading a deadly litter of mines, bombs and other explosive devices that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Western solidarity tested as Europeans divided over immediate end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Biden was returning from Philadelphia where he spoke at the AFL-CIO convention and talked about how he is trying to make the economy work for working-class Americans. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden to oil companies: Produce more gasoline, fewer profits to alleviate pain at pump

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden delivers a toast as he and first lady Jill Biden host a dinner during the Summit of the Americas, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden, first lady say they’ve defied political prognosticators

By Jeff Mordock and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian soldier looks at a drone screen showing Russian troops positions during heavy fighting at the front line in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak)

West denounces death sentences for 3 who fought for Ukraine

By Bernat Armangué and Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press

Russia's War with Ukraine Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Russia’s real reasons for war with Ukraine

By David Satter

A woman looks outside her window at a building destroyed by attacks in Gorenka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Live updates | Ukraine: Russia still attacking eastern city

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. U.S. authorities moved Monday, June 6, 2022, to seize two luxury jets — a $60 million Gulfstream and a $350 million aircraft believed to be one of the world's most expensive private airplanes — after linking both to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) **FILE**

Feds win warrant to seize Russian billionaire’s $350 million jet

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People survey the destruction amid the smoldering remains of a shopping center in Kyiv, Ukraine, following a shelling by Russian forces on March 21, 2022. Relentless shelling, bombing and airstrikes have reduced large swaths of many cities and towns to rubble in the 100 days since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

In a war gone sideways, some Russian hawks push Putin to do more

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, welcomes Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk, left, for a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, June 3, 2022. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Live updates | Putin says West to blame for energy crisis

By The Associated Press - Associated Press