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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures speaking to the media after his annual live call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2017. President Vladimir Putin said Russia will pour resources into the development of its vast Arctic region for both economic and military reasons. (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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FILE - In this Saturday, April 28, 2012 file photo Zenit's fans march prior the match of their team in the national soccer Championship in downtown St.Petersburg, Russia. A new report seen by the Associated Press shows Russia has made progress fighting football racism ahead of the Confederations Cup and next year's World Cup, but warns that anti-Semitism in stadiums has grown and that racist fans are using far-right codes to smuggle offensive messages into stadiums. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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In this May 24, 2017 photo, Gabriel Galvan, one of the founders of "La Ola Verde," or the Green Wave, poses with his accreditation for the Confederations Cup soccer game between Mexico and Russia, at his home in Mexico City. From New Zealand to Ohio, a group of Mexican fans has been traveling the world for almost a decade following the national team. Its next stop is Russia, where "El Tri" plays in the Confederations Cup, a World Cup warmup tournament that starts Saturday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Sidney Crosby (87) pose for a photo with the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Sidney Crosby (87) kiss the Stanley Cup after defeating the Nashville Predators 2-0 in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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FILE - In this June 2, 2017 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In a series of interviews with American film director Oliver Stone being shown on U.S. television on Monday, June 12, 2017, Putin said that he inquired about Russia joining NATO when then U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Moscow in 2000. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - In this June 2, 2017 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. In a series of interviews with American film director Oliver Stone being shown on U.S. television on Monday, June 12, 2017, Putin said that he inquired about Russia joining NATO when then U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Moscow in 2000. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 23, 2017 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the FC Krasnodar Stadium in the southern city of Krasnodar, Russia. The Confederations Cup soccer tournament might have some fans around the world. If so, they should enjoy this one in Russia while they can. FIFA’s eight-nation World Cup rehearsal for the host country, six continental champions and World Cup title-holder is no sure thing to survive for another edition. "If there was no Confed Cup in 2021, I wouldn't be unhappy,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said last month, naming a squad for Russia with only three of his 2014 World Cup players. “I don't think those involved would be unhappy either."(Alexei Druzhinin/Pool Photo via AP, file)
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NATO Irrelevance and Russia Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a state award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Russian scientists, culture and sports figures were presented with state awards by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. (Alexei Nikolsky/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016, file photo, former Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia. On Thursday, May 18, 2017, a bit over a year after The New York Times revealed the sordid specifics of a doping scandal that pervaded Russia’s Olympic team, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s governing board meets. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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People inside a Megafon mobile phones shop in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 13, 2017. A top Russian mobile operator said Friday it had come under cyberattacks that appeared similar to those that have crippled some U.K. hospitals. Pyotr Lidov, a spokesman for Megafon, said Friday's attacks froze computers in company's offices across Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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People outside a Megafon mobile phone shop in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday, May 13, 2017. A top Russian mobile operator said Friday it had come under cyberattacks that appeared similar to those that have crippled some U.K. hospitals. Pyotr Lidov, a spokesman for Megafon, said Friday's attacks froze computers in company's offices across Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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People walk past a Megafon mobile phones shop in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 13, 2017. A top Russian mobile operator said Friday it had come under cyberattacks that appeared similar to those that have crippled some U.K. hospitals. Pyotr Lidov, a spokesman for Megafon, said Friday's attacks froze computers in company's offices across Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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FILE - In this Thursday, April 27, 2017 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny poses for a photo after unknown attackers doused him with green antiseptic outside a conference venue in Moscow, Russia. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote on Instagram on Tuesday May 9, 2017 that he has undergone eye surgery in Spain and that doctors expect the vision in his right eye to be restored in several months, after being attacked last month. (Evgeny Feldman/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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Mikoyan MIG-31, supersonic all-weather long-range jets fly over a statue of an angel fixed atop the Alexander Column during the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg, 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/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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A participant of parade yawns prior the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, 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/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Self-propelled artillery vehicles Msta S are transported by trucks after the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg, 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/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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A tank driver looks on prior the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, 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/Dmitri Lovetsky)
