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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin looks toward each other during their meeting in Beijing, China, on Feb. 4, 2022. China has described reports and images of civilian killings in Ukraine as disturbing, and urged that they be further investigated, even while declining to blame Russia. That's drawn questions about the resiliency of Beijing's support for Moscow, but speculation that it is weakening appears to be misplaced. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

State Department targets China’s pro-Moscow disinformation on Ukraine war

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. China’s military buildup has triggered unease across Asia and was the driving factor behind the recent formation of a three-way U.S., Britain and Australia security pact focused on the region, according to President Biden’s top national security adviser for the Indo-Pacific. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

State Department identifies two Chinese bioweapons sites

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A building heavily damaged by multiple Russian bombardments stands near a frontline in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, pose for photos with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Feb. 4, 2022. China has described reports and images of civilian killings in Ukraine as disturbing, and urged that they be further investigated, even while declining to blame Russia. That's drawn questions about the resiliency of Beijing's support for Moscow, but speculation that it is weakening appears to be misplaced. (Li Tao/Xinhua via AP, File)

State Department works to counter Ukraine disinformation from China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Biden is in Poland for the final leg of his four-day trip to Europe as he tries to maintain unity among allies and support Ukraine's defence. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Biden faces growing pressure over nuclear talks, rumored plan to pull Iran’s IRGC from terror list

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

State Department building in Washington D.C. ** FILE **

State Department confirms death of U.S. citizen in Russian shelling of Ukrainian city

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin give directions to his teammates during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Philadelphia. As the U.S. searches for more leverage points against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his cronies in government and business, experts say the immigration system offers a juicy target, with policy options including restricting visas meant for Russian-national professional athletes like Mr. Ovechkin. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Former citizenship chief urges Biden to halt Russian visas

By Stephen Dinan and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed on a podium at Miami International Airport in this Nov. 20, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Biden administration restarts troubled Iraqi refugee program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An Afghan boy flies a kite on hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Stranded by U.S., Afghan allies wonder if helping was a ‘mistake’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul Afghanistan. The military investigation into the deadly attack during the Afghanistan evacuation has concluded that a suicide bomber, carrying 20 pounds of explosives packed with ball bearings, acted alone, and that the deaths of more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were not preventable. (Department of Defense via AP) ** FILE **

Senators call on State Department to release Afghanistan withdrawal dissent cable

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Afghan refugee girls watch a soccer game from a distance near the Village at the Fort McCoy U.S. Army base on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Fort McCoy, Wis. The fort is one of eight military installations across the country that are temporarily housing the tens of thousands of Afghans who were forced to flee their homeland in August after the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP)

State Department nixed interviews for Afghan allies seeking evacuation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Ukrainian servicemen check their equipment during an exercise in a Joint Forces Operation controlled area in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. A peace agreement for the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine that has never quite ended is back in the spotlight amid a Russian military buildup near the country's borders and rising tensions about whether Moscow will invade. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

State Department toughens warning on travel to Ukraine

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Bayt Al Urdon, Wednesday, May 26, 2021, in Amman, Jordan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)

State Department OKs $70 million rocket deal to Jordan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian serviceman provides area security during a visit by Gen. Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, to frontline positions outside Avdiivka, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that Moscow would not further escalate the Ukraine crisis. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

State Dept.: Russia set to provoke Ukraine invasion

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Migrants from Iraq speak to journalists through a fence at the refugee camp in the village of Verebiejai, some 145km (99,1 miles) south from Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Migrants at the school in the village of Verebiejai, about 140 kilometers (87 miles) from Vilnius, haven't been allowed to leave the premises and are under close police surveillance. Some have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been isolated in the building. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Iraqi man’s guilty plea reveals massive scope of refugee fraud ring

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times