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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Russian singer Yulia Samoylova who was chosen to represent Russia in the May 11-13 Eurovision Song Contest being held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, poses while sitting in a wheelchair at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia. Ukraine's security service has banned Russia's 27-year old contestant Samoylova who has been wheelchair-bound since childhood, from this year's Eurovision song contest. (AP Photo/Maria Antipina)

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Russian singer Yulia Samoylova who was chosen to represent Russia in the May 11-13 Eurovision Song Contest being held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, poses while sitting in a wheelchair at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia. Ukraine's security service has banned Russia's 27-year old contestant Samoylova who has been wheelchair-bound since childhood, from this year's Eurovision song contest. (AP Photo/Maria Antipina)

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Russian singer Yulia Samoylova who was chosen to represent Russia in the May 11-13 Eurovision Song Contest being held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, poses while sitting in a wheelchair at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia. Ukraine's security service has banned Russia's 27-year old contestant Samoylova who has been wheelchair-bound since childhood, from this year's Eurovision song contest.(AP Photo/Maria Antipina)

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In this photo taken on Thursday, May 5, 2016 Denis Voronenkov speaks in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Ukrainian police said Voronenkov was shot dead Thursday, March 23, 2017, by an unidentified gunman at the entrance of an upscale hotel in Kiev, Ukraine. Voronenkov, 45, a former member of the communist faction in the lower house of Russian parliament, had moved to Ukraine last fall and had been granted Ukrainian citizenship. (Roman Yarovitcyn/Kommersant Photo via AP) RUSSIA OUT

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Illustration on allying with Russia to defeat ISIS by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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FILE In this Friday, March 7, 2014 file photo, Yulia Samoylova sits on stage during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Ukraine's security service says it has prepared documents to ban Russia's contestant from this year's Eurovision song contest, but that a final decision has not been made. Russia chose Yulia Samoylova to represent the country in 2017's May 11-13 contest in Kiev. (AP Photo/Ekaterina Lyzlova, File)

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New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider (35) blocks a shot by New York Rangers right wing Pavel Buchnevich (89), of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, second left, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada stand together as they pose for photographers at the start of the two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by both countries might help them move closer to resolving the territorial dispute preventing them from forging a peace treaty. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, second left, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, put hands together with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada during the two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by both countries might help them move closer to resolving the territorial dispute preventing them from forging a peace treaty. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

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Elena Vesnina, of Russia, poses with the trophy and a Russian flag after her win against Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Elena Vesnina, of Russia, celebrates her 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 win against Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Elena Vesnina, of Russia, celebrates her win against Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the women's final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Elena Vesnina, of Russia, hits to Svetlana Kuznetsova, also of Russia, during a final match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, hits to Elena Vesnina, also of Russia, during a final match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Elena Vesnina, of Russia, serves to Svetlana Kuznetsova, also of Russia, during a final match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, hits to Elena Vesnina, also of Russia, during a final match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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A flag with the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin waves over the crowd during the Vesna (Sping) festival commemorating the annexation, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, March 18, 2017. Residents of cities in Crimea and Russia held gatherings to commemorate the third anniversary of Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)