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This undated image released by the FBI on Oct. 31, 2011, shows Richard Murphy (left) and Christopher Metsos in Queens, N.Y. Murphy was one of the ring of Russian sleeper spies shut down by federal counterintelligence agents in June of 2010 in a case code-named “Ghost Stories”, that led two weeks later to the biggest spy swap between the U.S. and Russia since the cold War. According to the FBI, Mestos is the 11th suspected ring member; he claimed to be a Canadian citizen, delivered money and equipment to the sleeper agents and vanished after a court in Cyprus freed him on bail. (Associated Press)
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Gen. Vladimir Yakovlev (right), head of the general staff of the Russian armed forces academy, and British Maj. Gen. Simon Porter shake hands as they open the Russia-NATO seminar in Moscow on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson celebrates with teammates Alexander Semin (28) of Russia and Mike Knuble after scoring on Detroit Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
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The Flyers' Jaromir Jagr will play the Capitals on Thursday for the first time since his return from Russia's KHL. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Syrian regime supporters wave a big portrait of President Bashar Assad on Oct. 12, 2011, during a demonstration in Damascus, Syria, to show their support for Assad and to thank Russia and China for blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown. (Associated Press)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (center) attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press/RIA Novosti)
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Washington Capitals goalie Tomas Vokoun (29), of the Czech Republic is celebrates with teammates Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, and Roman Hamrlik (44), of the Czech Republic, after they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in a shootout in an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tells an investment forum in Moscow on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, that Russia is strong enough to withstand economic shocks. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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** FILE ** Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (left) and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin attend a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community Interstate Council in Moscow in December 2010. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service, File)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday accepts the United Russia party's nomination for president. If Mr. Putin wins the March 4 election — a near-certainty — he will be eligible to hold his steely command over Russia for two six-year terms. (Associated Press/Ria Novosti)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a United Russia party's congress in Moscow on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, left, of Russia, battles for the puck against Nashville Predators' Teemu Laakso, center, of Finland, and Chris Mueller, right, during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Defenseman Dmitry Orlov (right) , a 20-year-old prospect in the Capitals organization, celebrates a goal for Russia during the World Junior Hockey Championship in January. (Associated Press)
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A mourner bows at the coffin of Swedish professional ice hockey player Stefan Liv in the Arena in Yaroslavl, Russia, northeast of Moscow, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, during a funeral service for the victims of Wednesday's plane crash. The sign on the coffin reads "Stefan Daniel Patryk Liv." (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, returns to Svetlana Kuznetsova, of Russia, in the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Venus Williams, of the United States, returns against Vesna Dolonts, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Venus Williams, of the United States, returns against Vesna Dolonts, of Russia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS/RIA NOVOSTI ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson (left) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appear together Tuesday in Sochi, Russia, at a signing ceremony for a deal between Russia's Rosneft oil company and ExxonMobil to develop oil fields in the Russian Arctic. Rosneft will gain some U.S. oil-field access.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il waves goodbye to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (not pictured) after a meeting at a military garrison outside Ulan-Ude, Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (right) is greeted by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday at a military garrison near the city of Ulan-Ude in Buryatia, a predominantly Buddhist province near Lake Baikal, Russia. (Associated Press)
