Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) celebrates after scoring the winning goal and Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) reacts in the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) celebrates after scoring the winning goal and Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) reacts in the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, watches as New York Rangers center Derek Stepan (21) celebrates after scoring the winning goal and Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) reacts in the third period of Game 3 of their first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in New York, Monday, May 6, 2013. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, checks New York Rangers left wing Rick Nash (61) into the boards in the third period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington. The Capitals won 3-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, prepares to shoot the puck as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), from Sweden, prepares to block in the first period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series on Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, celebrates his goal in the second period of Game 1 of a Stanley Cup NHL playoff hockey series against the New York Rangers, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Moscow on Monday. It was the first Russian visit by a Japanese prime minister in 10 years. (Associated Press)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in Moscow on Monday. It was the first Russian visit by a Japanese prime minister in 10 years. (Associated Press)
During the Soviet era, Russia was the first to deploy a rail-mobile nuclear missile system known as the SS-24. Moscow announced plans to deploy the first of its new intercontinental ballistic missiles called the Yars-M later this year.
