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Troops in unmarked uniforms stand guard in Balaklava on the outskirts of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. An emblem on one of the vehicles and their number plates identify them as belonging to the Russian military. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of sending new troops into Crimea, a strategic Russia-speaking region that hosts a major Russian navy base. The Kremlin hasn't responded to the accusations, but Russian lawmakers urged President Putin to act to protect Russians in Crimea. (AP Photo/Andrew Lubimov)

Putin goes to parliament, makes case for military in Ukraine

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Ukraine’s State Border Guard says coast guard base surrounded by about 30 Russian marines

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Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GORDON: Tyrants in Ukraine, Syria, Iran are emboldened by Obama’s weakness

By J.D. Gordon

Ukraine's fugitive President Viktor Yanukovych speaks at a news conference in Rostov-on-Don, a city in southern Russia about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from Moscow, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Yanukovych, making his first public appearance since fleeing Ukraine, said he was forced to leave the country after his family received threats. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

White House warns Russia again on Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, to promote his "My Brother's Keeper" initiative. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Obama: ‘There will be costs’ for Russian military intervention in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this July 16, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama sips his beer as he watches Team USA and Brazil during the first half of an Olympic men's exhibition basketball game, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Obama declares ‘happy hour’ with Democrats after dire warning on Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms guard the entrance to the military airport at the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Russian troops took control of the two main airports in the strategic peninsula of Crimea, Ukraine's interior minister charged Friday, as the country asked the U.N. Security Council to intervene in the escalating conflict. Russian state media said Russian forces in Crimea denied involvement. No violence was reported at the civilian airport in Crimea's capital of Simferopol or at the military airport in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, also part of Crimea. At the Simferopol airport, a man claiming to speak for the camouflage-clad forces patrolling the airport described them as Crimean militiamen. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Obama warns Russia over military moves in Crimea

By DALTON BENNETT and KARL RITTER - Associated Press

Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s fugitive president: I won’t ask for military assistance

By Laura Mills - Associated Press

Ukraine tells United Nations of Russian incursion

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN - Associated Press

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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, United States' Fabian Johnson stands prior to a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Costa Rica in San Jose, Costa Rica. Borussia Moenchengladbach has signed U. S. midfielder Fabian Johnson from Bundesliga rival Hoffenheim as of next season. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

Shea, Onyewu, Williams back on US roster

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Ukraine’s acting president calls on Russian forces in Crimea not to leave naval base

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Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Ukraine crisis deepens as Russia scrambles jets

By KARL RITTER AND DALTON BENNETT - Associated Press

Crimean Tatars clash with a police officer , left, in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. About 20,000 Muslim Tatars who rallied in support of the interim government clashed with a smaller pro-Russian rally. Fistfights broke out between pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region on Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered massive military exercises just across the border. (AP PhotoAndrew Lubimov)

Government buildings seized in Ukraine’s Crimea

By Dalton Bennett - Associated Press

**FILE** Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, speaks to reporters in Chattanooga on Feb. 15, 2014. (Associated Press)

Sen. Bob Corker is worried Russia will invade Ukraine, Obama has no plan

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

An protester jumps from an army armored vehicle maneuvering in the street outside Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, with Ukrainian flag at right, as protests continue against fugitive Ukrainian President Yanukovych. Ukraine put its police on high alert after dozens of armed pro-Russia men stormed and seized local government buildings in Ukraine's Crimea region early Thursday and raised a Russian flag over a barricade. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

White House to Putin: ‘Avoid provocative actions’ in Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang and Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Pro-Russian demonstrators march with a huge Russian flag during a protest in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Ukraine's acting interior minister says Interior Ministry troops and police have been put on high alert after dozens of men seized local government and legislature buildings in the Crimea region. The intruders raised a Russian flag over the parliament building in the regional capital, Simferopol, but didn't immediately voice any demands. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Maidan heroes get key posts in new Ukraine cabinet

By MARIA DANILOVA - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addresses the media after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. NATO defense ministers, in a second day of meetings, discussed the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Hagel urges Russia to act cautiously on Ukraine

By ROBERT BURNS and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG - Associated Press