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Russian soldiers march along Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Victory Day is Russia's most important secular holiday, commemorating the Red Army's determination and losses in World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Nashville Predators defenseman Yannick Weber (7), of Switzerland, blocks a shot by St. Louis Blues right wing Dmitrij Jaskin (23), of Russia, during the first period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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St. Louis Blues center Paul Stastny (26) celebrates with Vladimir Tarasenko (91), of Russia, and Colton Parayko (55) after Stastny scored a goal against the Nashville Predators during the first period in Game 6 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series Sunday, May 7, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin attends a briefing in the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 5, 2017. Russia's military says the agreement setting up four de-escalation zones in Syria will go into effect at midnight. The military also says the deal, which was signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Kazakhstan the day before, could be extended to more areas of the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Col. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian General Staff, speaks to the media in the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 5, 2017. Russia's military says the agreement setting up four de-escalation zones in Syria will go into effect at midnight. The military also says the deal, which was signed by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Kazakhstan the day before, could be extended to more areas of the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, April 27, 2017, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny poses for a photo after unknown attackers doused him with green antiseptic outside a conference venue in Moscow, Russia. Navalny, who authored a documentary about the Russian prime minister's alleged corrupt wealth that was viewed more than 20 million times online, was the key force behind nationwide anti-government rallies in March, Russia's largest and most widespread in years. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, April 27, 2017, Yulia, wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny treats him after unknown attackers doused him with green antiseptic outside a conference venue in Moscow, Russia. Navalny, who authored a documentary about the Russian prime minister's alleged corrupt wealth that was viewed more than 20 million times online, was the key force behind nationwide anti-government rallies in March, Russia's largest and most widespread in years. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP)
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, Alexander Popov, director of an art valuation firm, speaks to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. A sale of Soviet-era masterpieces at auction in London in 2014, one selling for $2 million, has triggered a criminal investigation in Russia and a push to re-nationalize the collection that once belonged to a Soviet artists' trade union. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, March 16, 2017, visitors look at Georgy Nissky's "Under the Snowy Fields" and "En Route," right, in the Institute of Russian Realist Art, a private museum in Moscow, Russia. A sale of Soviet-era masterpieces at auction in London in 2014, one selling for $2 million, has triggered a criminal investigation in Russia and a push to re-nationalize the collection that once belonged to a Soviet artists' trade union. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, March 16, 2017, Georgy Nissky's "En Route," left, is on display in the Institute of Russian Realist Art, a private museum in Moscow, Russia. A sale of Soviet-era masterpieces at auction in London in 2014, one selling for $2 million, has triggered a criminal investigation in Russia and a push to re-nationalize the collection that once belonged to a Soviet artists' trade union. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
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Illustration on options and repurcussions in dealing with Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 file photo, former Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. The IAAF says Russia is making "little progress" cleaning up its doping culture to secure its reinstatement into athletics. In a report on Thursday April 13, 2017, the athletics governing body criticizes Russia's decision to make pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva the head of the country's scandalized anti-doping agency. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Sergio Mattarella is in Russia on an official visit. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Moscowís Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Sergio Mattarella is in Russia on an official visit. (Sergei Chirikov/ Pool photo via AP)
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New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac (19) hits the ice while being challenged by New York Islanders left wing Nikolay Kulemin (86), of Russia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 8, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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FILE - In this May 22, 2016, file photo, Arkady Rotenberg, Russian businessman and chairman of the Kontinental Hockey League, smiles after the Ice Hockey World Championships bronze medal match between Russia and the United States, in Moscow, Russia. After a week of turmoil for Olympic hockey, Russia thinks it is poised to be the big winner next February in South Korea. The NHL’s announcement Monday that it won’t go to Pyeongchang leaves Russia in a strong position as the home of the Kontinental Hockey League, widely regarded as the strongest outside the NHL. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)
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In this file photo taken on Thursday, April 6, 2017, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin).
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President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, right, speaks with Ian Phillips, vice president International News Associated Press, during a meeting with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Peskov told The Associated Press that Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional, with Putin's Spokesman talking just days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held province.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Peskov told The Associated Press that Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional, with Putin's Spokesman talking just days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held province.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks with The Associated Press in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 6, 2017. Peskov tells The Associated Press that Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad is not unconditional, with Putin's Spokesman talking just days after a suspected chemical weapons attack on a Syrian rebel-held province.(AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
