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A woman rides bicycle past the Kremlin before a thunderstorm in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 30, 2017. A massive thunderstorm in the Moscow region has killed at least one and injured several people. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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A woman crosses a flooded street in heavy rain during a thunderstorm in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 30, 2017. A massive thunderstorm in the Moscow region has killed at least one and injured several people. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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In this photo taken on Friday, May 26, 2017, Russian Orthodox believers line up to kiss the relics of Saint Nicholas that were brought from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Over a million people have visited relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, since they were brought to Moscow last month. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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In this photo taken on Friday, May 26, 2017, Russian Orthodox believers line up to kiss the relics of Saint Nicholas that were brought from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years, in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. Over a million people have visited relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, since they were brought to Moscow last month. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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The Spartacus statue installed in front of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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A woman walks past the Spartacus statue in front of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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The Spartacus statue is in front of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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A helicopter flies past the Spartacus statue at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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People walk at Kievskaya subway (Metro) station in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The Moscow subway hopes to provide an easy, safe and cheap way to travel around Moscow during the Confederations Cup or next year's World Cup. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017.(Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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In this grab taken from video, men stand near to a vehicle crushed by branches from a fallen tree, in a residential area of Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 29, 2017. Thunderstorms and strong winds buffeted Moscow and its surrounding areas on Monday, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, Russian officials said. (AP)

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In this grab taken from video, people stand near to a vehicle covered with branches from a fallen tree following a storm, in a residential area of Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 29, 2017. Thunderstorms and strong winds buffeted Moscow and its surrounding areas on Monday, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, Russian officials said. (AP)

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill kisses the relics of Saint Nicholas in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 21, 2017. Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, arrived in Moscow on Sunday from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrates a service for the relics of Saint Nicholas in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 21, 2017. Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, arrived in Moscow on Sunday from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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A Russian Orthodox believer lines up to kiss the relics of Saint Nicholas in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 21, 2017. Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, arrived in Moscow on Sunday from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russian Orthodox believers cross themselves during a service for the relics of Saint Nicholas in the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 21, 2017. Relics of Saint Nicholas, one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most revered figures, arrived in Moscow on Sunday from an Italian church where they have lain for 930 years. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 22, 2017, a drawing of an angler is made on a muddy back of a truck by artist Nikita Golubev in Moscow, Russia. The grimy trucks traversing the polluted and dusty streets of Moscow have inspired Golubev to use white vans and trucks as his canvas to create this ephemeral street art and signs his drawings Pro Boy Nick.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 22, 2017, artist Nikita Golubev speaks to The Associated Press, in front of a drawing of pigeons on the back of a dirty delivery truck, in Moscow, Russia. The grimy trucks traversing the polluted and dusty streets of Moscow have inspired Golubev to use them as his canvas to create this ephemeral street art and then signs his drawings Pro Boy Nick.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 22, 2017, a face with reptilian eyes is drawn on the back of a dirty vehicle by artist Nikita Golubev in Moscow, Russia. The grimy trucks traversing the polluted and dusty streets of Moscow have inspired Golubev to use them as his canvas to create this ephemeral street art and signs his drawings Pro Boy Nick. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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In this photo taken on Saturday, April 22, 2017, a skull is drawn on the back of a dirty truck by artist Nikita Golubev in Moscow, Russia. The grimy trucks and delivery vans traversing the polluted and dusty streets of Moscow have inspired Golubev to use white vans and trucks as his canvas to create this ephemeral street art and signs his drawings Pro Boy Nick.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)