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December 20, 2015

White House announces visa restrictions on Russians

The White House announced Thursday that the U.S. government is imposing visa restrictions on Russians and others who it says are "threatening the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," as Congress moves on a separate track to impose more sanctions.

December 20, 2015

State Dept. accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as lawmakers mull sanctions

State Department accuses Putin of 'spinning fiction' as senators weigh sanctions

December 20, 2015

Foreign Service group threatens lawsuit over ambassador nominee credentials

The American Foreign Service Association said it would ask a court to compel the production of the documents, known as "Certificates of Demonstrated Competence," if the department does not do so voluntarily by the end of Thursday.

December 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton compares Putin's Ukraine action to Nazi 'Heim ins Reich' policy

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared the recent Russian troop deployment in Crimea to policies implemented by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany regime.

December 20, 2015

US officials see signs Russia may mount broader invasion, as Kerry visits Kiev

Dispatching sizable troop reinforcements into Crimea on Monday, Russia consolidated its military control over the southeastern Ukrainian territory and may be preparing for a wider invasion of the country, senior U.S. officials traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry to Kiev, the restive Ukrainian capital, said early Tuesday.

December 20, 2015

Did Russia鈥檚 cold warrior read Obama perfectly?

Russia's cold warrior has been studying his on-again, off-again adversary in the White House for more than five years now -- and some lawmakers argue his military invasion in Ukraine shows he has been emboldened by President Obama's actions.

December 20, 2015

Analysis: Kerry heads to Kiev with policy to counter Putin still evolving

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Ukraine amid the administration's still-evolving policy on how to counter the weekend's stunning invasion of Crimea by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

December 20, 2015

Human rights advocates blast Hillary Clinton

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's record on human rights came under harsh criticism in Geneva, Switzerland, last week as political dissidents and pro-democracy activists gathered at a conference ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council's annual session.

December 20, 2015

Kerry says West will respond to Putin's 'aggression,' will travel to Kiev for talks

Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday outlined the far-reaching responses the United States and Western allies are considering for Russian President Vladimir Putin's 鈥渋ncredible act of aggression" in Ukraine, including economic sanctions and efforts to reduce Russia鈥檚 status as a world power.

December 20, 2015

Clinton opened State Department office to dozens of corporate donors, Dem fundraisers

As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton opened her office to dozens of influential Democratic party fundraisers, former Clinton administration and campaign loyalists, and corporate donors to her family's global charity, according to State Department calendars obtained by The Associated Press.