The rebels, to receive materiel and even fighters from Russia, despite Kremlin's denials, rose up after Russia invaded Ukraine's Crimean peninsula last spring and then declared the region had been annexed by Russia.. In recent months, European countries, including former member..…

The budget document, in defending the proposed spending reduction, says, “It provides the funding needed to combat diverse terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); to ensure a respon­sible transition in Afghanistan, where the United States and international partners will..…