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Oleg Slepov, head of the San Francisco trade representation office for the Russian Federation, poses for a portrait in his office on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in San Francisco. Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley’s fast growing ties with Russia’s tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Oleg Slepov, head of the San Francisco trade representation office for the Russian Federation, poses for a portrait in his office on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in San Francisco. Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley’s fast growing ties with Russia’s tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Dmitry Akhanov, president of the U.S. subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned venture fund RUSNANO, poses for a portrait in his office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Menlo Park, Calif. Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley’s fast growing ties with Russia’s tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Oleg Slepov, head of the San Francisco trade representation office for the Russian Federation, poses for a portrait in his office on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in San Francisco. Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley’s fast growing ties with Russia’s tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Dmitry Akhanov, president of the U.S. subsidiary of Russia’s state-owned venture fund RUSNANO, works in his office on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Menlo Park, Calif. Entrepreneurs and investors say Silicon Valley’s fast growing ties with Russia’s tech sector are being slowed down by current political tensions between the White House and the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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A pro-Russian gunman stands guard at a seized police station in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Ukrainian special forces exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in the eastern city Sunday, according to the interior minister, who said one Ukrainian security officer was killed and five others wounded. It was the first reported gunbattle in east Ukraine, where armed pro-Russia men have seized a number of law enforcement buildings in recent days. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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A pro-Russian gunman stands guard at a seized police station in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Ukrainian special forces exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in the eastern city Sunday, according to the interior minister, who said one Ukrainian security officer was killed and five others wounded. It was the first reported gunbattle in east Ukraine, where armed pro-Russia men have seized a number of law enforcement buildings in recent days. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Pro-Russian gunmen check their weapons at a seized police station in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slovyansk on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Ukrainian special forces exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in the eastern city Sunday, according to the interior minister, who said one Ukrainian security officer was killed and five others wounded. It was the first reported gunbattle in east Ukraine, where armed pro-Russia men have seized a number of law enforcement buildings in recent days. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Anaheim Ducks center Nick Bonino, left, scores on Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, third from right, as right wing Daniel Winnik, second from left, defenseman Slava Voynov, third from left, of Russia, defenseman Robyn Regehr, second from right, of Brazil, and right wing Kyle Palmieri look on during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Jessie Vargas, left, and Khabib Allakhverdiev, from Russia, trade blows in their WBA-IBO junior welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

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Khabib Allakhverdiev, left, from Russia, lands a left to the head of Jessie Vargas in their WBA-IBO junior welterweight title boxing bout Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)