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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose for a photo during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin, Belarus’ Lukashenko to meet amid massive joint drills on Ukraine border

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

A woman walks past the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. As the State Department strongly urges Americans to leave the country, a U.S. non-profit that aided in the evacuation of U.S. citizens and refugees from Afghanistan is preparing to assist with potential rescue operations in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) **FILE**

State Department orders staff to leave U.S. embassy in Ukraine

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu watch the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus Zapad-2021 at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia, Sept. 13, 2021. With Russia carrying out a massive military buildup near Ukraine and the West roundly rejecting Moscow’s security demands, a window for diplomacy in the crisis appears to be closing. But even as Moscow continues to bolster its forces and holds sweeping war games, President Vladimir Putin is keeping the window open for more negotiations in a calculated game of brinkmanship intended to persuade Washington and its allies to accept Russia's demands. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Biden to speak with Putin as U.S. warns Ukraine invasion could be imminent

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Putin Meddling in Africa Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Beyond Ukraine: Worry about Putin meddling in Africa

By James Jay Carafano and Stefano Graziosi

A Ukrainian border guard patrols the border with Russia not far from Hoptivka village, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia's top security demands but says Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

With element of surprise lost, Russian invasion of Ukraine seems less likely

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Local residents attend the all-Ukrainian training campaign "Don't panic! Get ready!" close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. Russia has denied any plans of attacking Ukraine, but urged the U.S. and its allies to provide a binding pledge that they won't accept Ukraine into NATO, won't deploy offensive weapons, and will roll back NATO deployments to Eastern Europe. Washington and NATO have rejected the demands. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House national security adviser warns: Russian war looms with ‘enormous human cost’

By Seth McLaughlin and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Fort of Bregancon in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, Monday, Aug. 19, 2019. Rarely in recent years has the Kremlin been so popular with European visitors. Macron arrives Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. The Hungarian prime minister visited last week. And in days to come, the German chancellor will be there, too. (Gerard Julien, Pool via AP, File)

Kremlin is top destination for spooked European leaders

By Sylvie Corbet, Lori Hinnant and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Putin says the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said Tuesday that the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO's response to the Russian security demands received last week. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

France’s Macron to visit Russia, Ukraine in mediation trip

By Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia, China push back against U.S. in pre-Olympics summit

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Putin's War in Ukraine Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Putin’s war, 20 years in the making, and Washington’s incompetence

By Rebekah Koffler

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to present the highest state awards in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin heads to China to bolster ties amid Ukraine tensions

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

A convoy of Russian armored vehicles moves along a highway in Crimea, Jan. 18, 2022. Russia has concentrated an estimated 100,000 troops with tanks and other heavy weapons near Ukraine in what the West fears could be a prelude to an invasion. (AP Photo, File)

Biden OKs more troops to Eastern Europe as replies to Russia leak

By Mike Glenn and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian border guard patrols the border with Russia not far from Hoptivka village, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin is accusing the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia's top security demands but says Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

GOP lawmaker returns from Ukraine, gives Biden a C+ for handling Russia-Ukraine crisis

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia reaches out to NATO member Hungary as alliance opposition mounts

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Putin says the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said Tuesday that the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO's response to the Russian security demands received last week. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Peeved Putin complains West ‘ignored’ demands as Blinken, Lavrov confer

By Ben Wolfgang and David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Putin says the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said Tuesday that the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO's response to the Russian security demands received last week. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)

If Putin wins, it’s not only Ukraine that loses

By Clifford D. May

Ukraine matters for American families illustration by The Washington Times

Why Ukraine matters for American families

By Joe Wilson

Ukrainian soldiers take part in an exercise for the use of NLAW anti-tank missiles at the Yavoriv military training ground, close to Lviv, western Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. British defense secretary Ben Wallace told the U.K. had already delivered 2,000 NLAWs to Ukraine, a number he indicated might continue to rise. The missiles were London's way of providing defensive aid to Kyiv as Russian forces deploying around Ukraine's borders give the impression a new invasion may be imminent. (AP Photo/Pavlo Palamarchuk)

U.S. appeals to Putin’s ‘legacy’ as threat of war looms in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pigeons take off in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he and other top officials will advise President Vladimir Putin on the next steps after receiving written replies from the United States to the demands. Those answers are expected this week — even though the U.S. and its allies have already made clear they will reject the top Russian demands. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Ukraine crisis updates: What to know as tensions rise

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, A Russian fires a mortar as he attends a military exercising at a training ground in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia threatens retaliation if Ukraine demands not met

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press