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Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms block the entrance of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's president for help in keeping peace there. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Ukraine peace sought for Paralympics in Sochi

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, center, listens during a news conference after a private U.N. Security Council meeting on the Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at United Nation headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Russian troops take over Ukraine’s Crimea region

By TIM SULLIVAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

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Garry Kasparov, former chess champion and Russian opposition leader, was at the helm of a movement of people who refused to vote in Sunday's elections.

Chess champion Garry Kasparov blasts Obama admin. reaction to Russian military move

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Unidentified gunmen wearing camouflage uniforms block the entrance of the Crimean Parliament building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Saturday, March 1, 2014. The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's president for help in keeping peace there. Poster reads "Crimea Russia". (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin brushes off U.S. threats, gets permission to use military in 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

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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

By J.D. Gordon

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

By Laura Mills - Associated Press

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**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

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

Ukraine tells United Nations of Russian incursion

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN - Associated Press

** 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

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

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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

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

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**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

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** FILE ** In this Tuesday Dec. 17, 2013, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych talk during a news conference in Moscow. Moscow on Wednesday granted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych protection "on the territory of Russia," shortly after the fugitive leader sought help from the Kremlin, according to an official quoted by Russian news agencies. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)

Russia reportedly sheltering Ukraine’s president

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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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