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In this Nov. 17, 2007, file photo, political commentator Tucker Carlson arrives for the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's "Meet the Press" at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Tucker Carlson accuses Chuck Todd of McCarthyism over Sen. John Kennedy interview

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to U.S. President Donald Trump during a press conference after the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Vladimir Putin uses impeachment to exacerbate rifts in U.S.

By Guy Taylor and Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russia moves divide leaders at NATO meeting

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the State Awards ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin awards widows of experts who died in rocket explosion

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures as he arrives to attend a meeting of leaders of the BRICS emerging economies at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, Pool)

In the House impeachment drama, Russia still plays big role

By AAMER MADHANI and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Ukraine may be at the center of a major geopolitical battle, but it’s feeling increasingly alone and abandoned by its U.S. backers amid the impeachment drama unfolding in Washington. Facing that reality, Zelenskiy is reaching out to Russia directly in a bid to end the conflict before things get worse. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Ukraine feels abandoned amid US impeachment drama

By YURAS KARMANAU and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to Russian journalists after BRICS Business Council and the New Development Bank, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s baleful influence being felt far and near

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Putin bemoans continued corruption at space base

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President Donald Trump smiles while speaking to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Georgia to meet with supporters. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump mulls visiting Russia during middle of 2020 reelection campaign

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with officials in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The meeting focused on language issues. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin: New weapons will offer Russia reliable protection

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FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 13, 1989 file photo, East German border guards stand in front of segments of the Berlin Wall, which were removed to open the wall at Potsdamer Platz passage in Berlin. When the Berlin Wall fell, the Soviet Union stepped back, letting East Germany's communist government collapse and then quickly accepting German unification. (AP Photo/John Gaps III, File)

Berlin Wall’s fall stokes memories of lost hopes in Russia

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Hungary has maintained friendly ties with Russia and long criticized the European Union's sanctions against Moscow. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Hungary’s Orban: Good relations with Russia are a necessity

By PABLO GORONDI - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Guinean President Alpha Conde during their meeting on the sideline of the Russia-Africa summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. (Sergei Chirikov, Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin to visit EU nation Hungary as Russian influence grows

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Bizarro Biden Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CROSSTALK: Washington turmoil affects U.S.-Russia relations

By Edward Lozansky

In this April 21, 2013 file photo, Maria Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization in Russia, speaks to a crowd during a rally in support of legalizing the possession of handguns in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/File)

Maria Butina to be deported after prison release; Kremlin says no plans for her to meet with Putin

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, welcomes Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (Sergei Fadeyechev, TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP)

Putin aims to boost Moscow’s clout with Russia-Africa summit

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian forces armored vehicles patrol the Syrian border in Kobani, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Russian military police began patrols on part of the Syrian border Wednesday, quickly moving to implement an accord with Turkey that divvies up control of northeastern Syria. (AP Photo)

Donald Trump announces a permanent cease-fire, claims victory in Syria

By Tom Howell Jr. and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan look at each other during a joint news conference after their talks in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Erdogan says Turkey and Russia have reached a deal in which Syrian Kurdish fighters will move 30 kilometers (18 miles) away from a border area in northeast Syria within 150 hours. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian forces deploy at Syrian border under new accord

By Suzan Fraser and Lefteris Pitarakis - Associated Press

In this frame grab from video provided by Hawar News, ANHA, the Kurdish news agency, residents who are angry over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria hurl potatoes at American military vehicles in the town of Qamishli, northern Syria, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday in Afghanistan that U.S. troops will stay in eastern Turkey to protect Kurdish-held oil fields for at least the coming weeks and that he was discussing options to keep them there. (ANHA via AP)

The Latest: Pence says 5-day cease-fire in Syria has held

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In this grab taken from a footage provided by the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM press service, people gather for the funerals of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by a rocket explosion in Sarov, the closed city, located 370 kilometers (230 miles) east of Moscow, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Thousands of people have attended the burial of five Russian nuclear engineers killed by an explosion during tests of a new rocket. The engineers, who died on Thursday, were laid to rest Monday in the city of Sarov that hosts Russias main nuclear weapons research center. (Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM via AP)

Skyfall nuclear cruise missile explosion covered up by Russia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times