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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, speaks during a press statement on Ukraine, at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb 24, 2022. Russian troops launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine on Thursday, as President Vladimir Putin cast aside international condemnation and sanctions and warned other countries that any attempt to interfere would lead to "consequences you have never seen." (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool Photo via AP)

World expresses outrage, plans stronger Russia sanctions

By Raf Casert and Foster Klug - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman stands at his position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Svitlodarsk, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden announced the U.S. was ordering heavy financial sanctions against Russia, declaring that Moscow had flagrantly violated international law in what he called the "beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine." (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Biden imposes new sanctions as Putin escalates war in Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock, Ramsey Touchberry and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The Kremlin has denied plans to invade Ukraine, something the West fears due to a massive buildup of Russian troops along Ukraines borders. Russian officials point fingers at Kyiv instead, saying it has massed its own troops and could try to retake the rebel-held areas by force, which the Ukraine government denies. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin: Russia will conduct military operation in eastern Ukraine

By Dasha Litvinova, Yuras Karmanau and Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, near the Kremlin Wall during the national celebrations of the 'Defender of the Fatherland Day' in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The Defenders of the Fatherland Day, celebrated in Russia on Feb. 23, honors the nation's military and is a nationwide holiday. (Alexei Nikolsky, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Dictators like Putin and Hitler only know power, resolve and resistance

By Cal Thomas

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. The European Union should assist Afghans both inside Afghanistan and in neighboring countries in order to avoid a new migration wave, Erdogan told Greece's Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a telephone call Friday. Erdogan and Mitsotakis discussed developments in Afghanistan in a rare call as both countries raise concerns about a potential major influx of people fleeing the Taliban.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s Erdogan calls Russian moves against Ukraine ‘unacceptable’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street as he makes his way to parliament, to attend Prime Minister's Questions, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Critics say mild U.K. sanctions on Russia don’t match promises

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison leaves a news conference in Sydney after talking about the situation in Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Australia has announced additional sanctions on Russia and is warning businesses to prepare for retaliation through Russian cyberattacks. Morrison said Wednesday that targeted financial sanctions and travel bans will be a first batch of measures in response to Russian aggression toward Ukraine. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

The Latest: Israel supports territorial integrity of Ukraine

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Image from the Ukrainian President’s office sent to CNN following the loud explosions heard in Kyiv. (Ukrainian President’s office)

Biden condemns ‘unprovoked and unjustified’ Russian attack on Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden announces sanctions on Russian banks, oligarchs over Ukraine invasion

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

U.S. troops load equipment onto vehicles in Rzeszow, Poland, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. The U.S. has recently sent nearly 5,000 troops to NATO ally Poland, in addition to the 4,000 that are on a permanent rotation in Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) ** FILE **

NATO’s limitations, relevance come into focus with Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House sees little prospect of new Biden-Putin meeting

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this May 7, 2020, file photo, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a committee hearing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File) **FILE**

Republicans complain Biden’s sanctions on Russia are too weak

By Haris Alic and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin welcomes Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ukraine’s top diplomat meets with Pentagon officials

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexei Miller, Russian natural gas giant Gazprom CEO, attend a meeting of major investment projects at the Nizhne-Bureiskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant in Novobureyskiy, Russia, on Aug. 3, 2017. Surging energy prices and fear of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are making European leaders think hard about energy security — particularly their decades-old reliance on Moscow for natural gas. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin says Russia can still supply gas to customers despite crisis in Ukraine, sanctions threats

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the United Nations, the U.N. Security Council meets for an emergency session on Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (Evan Schneider/United Nations via AP)

World leaders focus on how to punish Russia over Ukraine

By Raf Casert and Foster Klug - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Putin said Moscow is ready for security talks with the U.S. and NATO, as the Russian military announced a partial troop withdrawal from drills near Ukraine — new signs that may suggest a Russian invasion of its neighbor isn't imminent despite snowballing Western fears. (Sergey Guneev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Thoughts on Putin’s Ukraine invasion

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Illustration on Putin's winter war by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Putin’s winter war

By Clifford D. May

People wave Russian national flags celebrate behind a banner that reads &quot;Russia&quot;, in the center of Donetsk, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants, eastern Ukraine, late Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. In a fast-moving political theater, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved quickly to recognize the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in a show of defiance against the West amid fears of Russian invasion in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Putin’s preoccupations drive a global crisis as he claims Russia has been disrespected

By David R. Sands and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin has convened top officials to consider recognizing the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Such a move would ratchet up tensions with the West amid fears that the Kremlin could launch an invasion of Ukraine imminently. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin orders troops to ‘protect’ breakaway Ukrainian provinces

By Guy Taylor, David R. Sands and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on Ukraine, at the U.N. headquarters, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Evan Schneider/United Nations via AP)

U.S. ambassador to U.N. rips Putin announcement as ‘nonsense’

Associated Press