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Illustration on "Kidults" (adults that want to stay children) by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The rise of ‘kidults’ and their infantile fascinations

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, the Tula nuclear submarine of the Russian navy is on a mission to conduct a practice launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile as part of drills of the country's nuclear forces. Russian President Vladimir Putin has monitored drills of the country's strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles. The Kremlin said in a statement that all the test-fired missiles reached their designated targets. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

China-Russia navy drills to ‘further deepen’ partnership

Associated Press

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg left, shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu following a press conferences in Istanbul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

NATO chief urges Turkey to endorse Finland, Sweden accession

Associated Press

In this file photo, a U.S. military aide carrying the "President's emergency satchel," also known as "the football," with the nuclear launch codes, walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, to join President Joe Biden for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Biden officials tried to restrict nuclear arms use

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden signs the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Kingdom of Sweden in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. From left, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S., and Mikko Hautala, Finland's ambassador to the U.S. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden OKs NATO membership for Finland, Sweden in rebuke to Putin

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right, welcomes Paivi Nevala, minister counselor of the Finnish Embassy, left, and Karin Olofsdotter, Sweden's ambassador to the U.S., center, just before the Senate vote to ratify NATO membership for the two nations in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate approves NATO expansion to Finland, Sweden in rebuke to Putin

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

A building damaged by multiple shelling stands in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A Ukrainian serviceman patrols during a reconnaissance mission in a recently retaken village on the outskirts of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Russians stymied in Ukraine; Finland favors joining NATO

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi and Ciaran McQuillan - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Erdogan has reiterated that Ukraine and Russia appear to be making progress on four issues being negotiated for an end of the fighting but differences remain on two other key issues. Speaking to a group of reporters on his return from a NATO summit late Thursday, March 24, 2022, Erdogan said Kyiv has expressed readiness to give up on its wish to join NATO, is ready to accept Russian as an official language, and can also accept "certain concessions" concerning disarmament and "collective security." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, FILE)

Turkish leader Erdogan pours cold water on NATO membership for Finland, Sweden

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Finland's President Sauli Niinisto makes a point during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden, which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pledging to &quot;bolster military ties&quot; in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, Pool)

Russia hits Ukraine’s east as Finland moves toward NATO bid

By Oleksandr Stashevskyi - Associated Press

Reservists of the Karelia Brigade shoot with live rounds during the Etel'-Karjala 22 (South Karelia 22) local defence exercise in Taipalsaari, south-eastern Finland, on March 9, 2022. Finland appears on the cusp of joining NATO. Sweden could follow suit. By year's end, they could stand among the alliance's ranks. Russia's war in Ukraine has provoked a public about face on membership in the two Nordic countries. They are already NATO's closest partners, but should Russia respond to their membership moves they might soon need the organization's military support. (Lauri Heno/Lehtikuva via AP)

Russia fumes as NATO leaders welcome Finland bid to join alliance

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

FILE - German soldiers load tank howitzers 2000 for transport to Lithuania at the Bundeswehr army base in Munster, northern Germany, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Germany's defense minister confirmed Friday that her country will supply Ukraine with seven powerful self-propelled howitzers to help defend itself against Russia. Christine Lambrecht said Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in Germany to use the self-propelled Panzerhaubitze 2000 artillery, which is capable of firing precision ammunition at a distance of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles). (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Live updates | Biden: US sending another $150M in assistance

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on the Ukraine war by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Diplomacy, not more arms is needed to avoid WWIII with Russia

By Edward Lozansky and Matthew Ehret

Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto, left and his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde take part in a joint press conference with Sweden's Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist, and his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen, in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 2, 2022, after talks on European security. Throughout the Cold War and in the decades since it ended, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO, until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook, including for Nordic neutrals Finland and Sweden, where support for joining NATO has surged to record levels. (Anders Wiklund, TT News Agency via AP) **FILE**

Furious Russia warns Sweden, Finland over potential NATO bid

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, left, and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin walk together prior to a meeting on whether to seek NATO membership, in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (Paul Wennerholm/TT via AP)

Finland, Sweden edge closer to joining NATO, draw Moscow’s fury

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A destroyed car in front of a building damaged by shelling, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Marienko)

Russia hits Ukrainian military installation near Polish border, 35 dead as conflict escalates

By Ben Wolfgang and Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Weak Biden Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A weak Biden runs to our enemies for help

By Tom Basile

People look at the gutted remains of Russian military vehicles on a road in the town of Bucha, close to the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital. (AP Photo/Serhii Nuzhnenko)

Russia batters Ukraine; both sides say ready for more talks

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dasha Litvinova - 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

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