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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 file photo, Russia's Maria Lasitskene smiles with her gold medal after winning the women's high jump competition at a Russian Grand Prix track and field indoor event in Moscow, Russia. Russia plans to send 19 athletes, including Sergei Shubenkov and Maria Lasitskene, to the track and field world championships in London in August 2017 despite its suspension from international competition over widespread doping. The 19, including three former world champions, have been given exemptions from Russia’s suspension after the International Association of Athletics Federations reviewed their history of drug testing. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Sukhoy SU-24M military jets fly over a gilded weather vane in the form of an angel, fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral during a Naval parade rehearsal in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, July 23, 2017. The celebration of Navy Day in Russia is traditionally marked on the last Sunday of July and will be celebrated on July 30 this year. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Gabriela Isler of Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2013 in a pageant owned by Donald Trump. Also at the Moscow event was Russian businessman Aras Agalarov. (Associated Press/File)
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FILE- In this file photo taken on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks to journalists in Moscow, Russia. A billionaire real estate mogul, his pop singer son, a music promoter, a property lawyer and Russia's prosecutor general are unlikely figures who surfaced in emails released by Donald Trump Jr. as his father's presidential campaign sought potentially damaging information in 2016 from Russia about his opponent, Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)
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In this file photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, music publicist Rob Goldstone attends a group picture during the preliminary competition of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Russia. (Irina Bujor/Kommersant Photo via AP, file)
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FILE In this file photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, Vice President of Crocus Group Emin Agalarov, left, Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler, from Venezuela, center, and pageant owner Donald Trump, of the United States attend the final of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, Russia. A billionaire real estate mogul, his pop singer son Emin Agalarov, a music promoter, a property lawyer and Russia's prosecutor general are unlikely figures who surfaced in emails released by Donald Trump Jr. as his father's presidential campaign sought potentially damaging information in 2016 from Russia about his opponent, Hillary Clinton. (Irina Bujor/Kommersant Photo via AP, file) RUSSIA OUT
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russia's President Vladimir Putin for talks on boosting ties between the two allies. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP) (credit)
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, Kremlin-linked lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya speaks to a journalist in Moscow, Russia. President Donald Trump's eldest son changed his account of the meeting he had with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign over the weekend, saying Sunday July 9, 2017, that Natalia Veselnitskaya told him she had information about Clinton. A statement from Donald Trump Jr. one day earlier made no mention of Clinton. (Yury Martyanov /Kommersant Photo via AP) RUSSIA OUT
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FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 24, 2016 file photo of employees Natalya Bochkaryova, left, and Ilya Podolsky work at the Russian Anti Doping Agency RUSADA drug-testing laboratory in Moscow, Russia. Russia wants to hit dopers where it hurts _ in their bank accounts. In a push to restore Russia's sporting reputation after numerous doping scandals, the government has officially approved a plan to confiscate prize money and government grants from athletes who are found to be cheating. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko/File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, an entrance to the grounds of a riverfront compound near Centreville, Md., that has been used by Russian Federation diplomats for years is blocked to reporters by state department personnel. Resolving a dispute over Russian diplomatic compounds the U.S. seized last year could help repair relations between Washington and Moscow. After Russia meddled in the presidential election, the Obama administration expelled 35 Russian officials from the U.S. and shut down two Cold War-era recreational estates, which President Barack Obama said were being used for spy operations.(AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)
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FILE- In this Saturday, June 17, 2017 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino shake hands during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Russia and New Zealand, at the St. Petersburg Stadium, in St. Petersburg, Russia. When FIFA's Gianni Infantino sat with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening game June 17, the host nation was under a cloud, facing pressure over widespread doping in multiple, fan racism and a reported 17 deaths during construction of World Cup stadiums. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool File Photo via AP)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 file photo, spectators visit the new soccer stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg, Russia. After years of controversy, Russian officials think their World Cup has weathered the storm. Questions have receded over the legitimacy of the 2010 vote that gave Russia the tournament, the stadiums are either finished or nearing completion, and the Confederations Cup is going smoothly. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017 file photo, a Russian supporter poses for pictures outside the stadium, prior to the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Russia and Portugal, at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow. After years of controversy, Russian officials think their World Cup has weathered the storm. Questions have receded over the legitimacy of the 2010 vote that gave Russia the tournament, the stadiums are either finished or nearing completion, and the Confederations Cup is going smoothly. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)
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FILE In this Sunday, June 25, 2017 file photo, spectators sit in the stands during the Confederations Cup, Group B soccer match between Germany and Cameroon, at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia. After years of controversy, Russian officials think their World Cup has weathered the storm. Questions have receded over the legitimacy of the 2010 vote that gave Russia the tournament, the stadiums are either finished or nearing completion, and the Confederations Cup is going smoothly.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis/File)
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Mexico's Javier Hernandez, front, and Russia's Georgii Dzhikiia, rear, challenge for the ball during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Mexico and Russia, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Mexico defeated Russia by 2-1. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Russia's Aleksandr Erokhin reacts during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Mexico and Russia, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Mexico defeated Russia by 2-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Russia's Fedor Smolov, center, covers his face after the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Mexico and Russia, at the Kazan Arena, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. Mexico defeated Russia by 2-1.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov gestures as he addresses to players during a training session at the Arena in Kazan, Russia, Friday, June 23, 2017. Russia will play Mexico in the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2017.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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The Spartacus statue installed in front of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
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A woman walks past the Spartacus statue in front of the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The 25-meter high monument, a metal gladiator atop a vast soccer ball, towers outside Moscow's Spartak stadium, one of Russia's Confederations Cup stadiums. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)
