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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses members of the Ukrainian parliament during a meeting Tuesday, April 22, 21014 in Kiev. Biden's visit to Ukraine comes at a crucial time, days after an international agreement was reached aimed at quelling violence in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Supinsky, Pool)

Joe Biden to Ukrainian lawmakers: Tackle ‘cancer of corruption’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry announces the launch of second Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review during a speech at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kerry accuses Moscow of fomenting Ukraine unrest

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks with Ukrainian members of parliament, including Vitali Klitschko, facing camera right, during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April. 22, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian political leaders Tuesday that the United States stands with them against &quot;humiliating threats&quot; and encouraged them to root out corruption as they rebuild their government. In the most high-level visit of a U.S. official since crisis erupted in Ukraine, Biden told leaders from various political parties that he brings a message of support from President Barack Obama as they face a historic opportunity to usher in reforms. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Ukraine orders new military operation in the east

By NEDRA PICKLER and MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden reacts to a comment by President Obama about his sunglasses, during a Democratic rally in Philadelphia, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ukraine claims torture by pro-Russian forces on the heels of Biden’s stern warning to Moscow

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky is reportedly being held in the Slaviansk city of Ukraine by pro-Russian separatists. (Twitter)

Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky being held by east Ukraine militants: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk during a meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, April. 22, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian political leaders Tuesday that the United States stands with them against "humiliating threats" and encouraged them to root out corruption as they rebuild their government. In the most high-level visit of a U.S. official since crisis erupted in Ukraine, Biden told leaders from various political parties that he brings a message of support from President Barack Obama as they face a historic opportunity to usher in reforms. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Joe Biden vows to Ukraine: ‘We want to be your partner and friend’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Paratroopers are from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. (Twitter, U.S. Army)

Army paratroopers heading to Poland after Russian annexation of Crimea

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Ukraine orders ‘anti-terror’ operation to resume

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Former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., second from left, greets former Mission Mayor Laura McConwell, right, at Johnson County Republican Headquarters in Overland Park, Kan., Monday, April 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Bob Dole says US should send weapons to Ukraine

By JOHN HANNA - Associated Press

** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's 2014 Legislative Summit in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden heads to Ukraine as tensions rise

By Nedra Pickler - Associated Press

Biden to emphasize security, energy in Kiev

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Biden arrives to aid Ukraine; pro-Russians refuse to leave

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise

By NEDRA PICKLER - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden , left, is greeted upon arrival at Borispol airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, Monday April 21, 2014. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, and Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Tuesday, during a visit to Kiev. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

US: Russia has ‘days, not weeks’ to follow accord

By NEDRA PICKLER and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Illustration on the future of NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

WEINROD: Back to the future for NATO

By W. Bruce Weinrod

Flowers from the Netherlands decorate St. Peter's Square as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate an Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Francis is celebrating Christianity's most joyous day, Easter Sunday, under sunny skies in St. Peter's. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Ukrainian prime minister accuses Putin of moving to restore Soviet Union

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A shootout at the Russia-Ukraine border between an unidentified masked man and pro-Russian activists broke a United Nations brokered truce and left at least three dead on Easter Sunday, prompting a small memorial at the scene of the skirmish. (Associated Press Photographs)

Ukraine, Russia trade blame over Easter Sunday shootout

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

People stand at a barricade at the regional administration building that they had seized earlier in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 20, 2014. The Ukrainian and Russian governments are reporting a shootout at a checkpoint set up by pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine that has left one person dead and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Ukraine, Russia trade blame for eastern shootout

By Yuras Karmanau - Associated Press