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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a joint news conference after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia will ‘fight’ for German pipeline project despite U.S. opposition: Putin

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 17, 2018. A transcript of Thursday's meeting released by the Kremlin quoted Assad as saying that Syria is making progress in fighting &quot;terrorism,&quot; which &quot;opens the door to the political process.&quot; (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russian gas shipments via Ukraine may continue

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, May 18, 2018. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin approves new Cabinet that sees key figures remain

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks after driving a truck to officially open the much-anticipated bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula, during the opening ceremony near in Kerch, Crimea, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Putin has taken to the wheel of a truck to officially open the bridge linking Russia's south and the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Vladimir Putin crosses a bridge too far in writing off West

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a group of workers after driving to officially open the much-anticipated bridge linking Russia and the Crimean peninsula the opening ceremony near in Kerch, Crimea, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Putin has taken the wheel of a truck to officially open the much-anticipated bridge linking Russia's south and the Crimean peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin: New weapons will maintain Russia’s might for decades

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a meeting of the State Duma, Russian parliament's lower house, in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin to International Atomic Energy Agency: Russia will continue Iran nuclear deal

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Vladimir Putin greets soldiers of the Presidential regiment during his inauguration ceremony for a new term as Russia's president in Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 7, 2018. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin not planning on running in 2024 despite effort to extend presidential term limit: Kremlin

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, takes part in a match of the Night Hockey League teams in the Bolshoy Ice Arena in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 10, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin scores five goals in hockey game with former NHL stars

Associated Press

Vladimir Putin speaks with his hand on the Constitution during his inauguration ceremony as new Russia's president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 7, 2018. Putin took the oath of office for his fourth term as Russian president on Monday, in a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall where he promised to pursue economic development that will make the country shine. (Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin promises economic reforms as he takes oath of office

The Washington Times

Then-CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Daniel Hoffman, ex-CIA officer: Brennan’s Trump attacks risk national security

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Thursday, April 5, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall to chair a meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. If Putin fulfills the goals he's set for his new six-year term as president, Russia in 2024 will be far advanced in new technologies and artificial intelligence, many of its notoriously poor roads will be improved, and its people will be living significantly longer. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Vladimir Putin pushes lofty goals for Russia as he begins a new term

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Illustration on spy expulsion by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

It’s not clear that mass expulsions of Russians are always in America’s interest

By Joseph C. Goulden

From left, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper sit together in the front row before President Barack Obama spoke about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington. The president called for ending the government's control of phone data from millions of Americans. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

John Brennan’s CIA conclusion flawed on Putin’s election interference

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Thursday, March 22, 2018, locals argue with a local administrator about the reported air poisoning in Volokolamsk, 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Moscow, Russia. A gas poisoning linked to a toxic landfill in Volokolamsk, a town outside Moscow, left dozens hospitalized, prompting the regional governor to promise to evacuate local children from the area. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia’s ‘garbage mafia,’ putrid dumps threaten Putin power

By Marc Bennetts — Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, France, Monday, May 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron vow to preserve Iran nuclear deal

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a cabinet meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin signs law banning internet ‘libel’ of public figures

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the U.S. Air National Guard shows 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron B-1B Lancer aircraft departing from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, early Saturday, April 14, 2018. The U.S., Britain and France say they launched airstrikes against Syrian chemical sites after obtaining "proof" that poisonous gas was used last weekend on the Damascus suburb of Douma. (Master Sgt. Phil Speck/U.S. Air National Guard via AP)

Missile strikes underscore Russian support of Syrian chemical weapon capability: U.S. officials

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin was not on the sanctions list, but the Trump administration went after those closest to him. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump praised for Russian sanctions

By David Sherfinski and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders points to a reporter as she speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

White House on Trump’s silence on Putin: Sanctions put in place speak ‘volumes’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the State Council in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Donald Trump hits Putin where it hurts: New sanctions target Russian oligarchs, energy companies

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times