
**FILE** Russian President Vladmir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, walk before a government meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, walk before a government meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Congress, in attaching a human rights provision to trade legislation, is “making a big mistake.” (Associated Press)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Congress, in attaching a human rights provision to trade legislation, is “making a big mistake.” (Associated Press)

** FILE ** Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov (left), President Vladimir Putin (center) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (bottom right) watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

** FILE ** Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov (left), President Vladimir Putin (center) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (bottom right) watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, stroll at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, stroll at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)