Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fish on holiday on the Volga River in Astrakhan region, about 1280 kilometers south from Moscow on August 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011. The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

Photographers crowd near a pavilion with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd L) as they visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011 during the 2011 Alpine European Cup. The event was the first opportunity for skiers to test a new slope before the 2014 Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / POOL/ MIKHAIL MORDASOV

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (C) visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011 . The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011. The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test the new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011. The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test the new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visit the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on February 18, 2011, during the Alpine European Cup 2011. The event was the first opportunity for sportsmen to test a new slope prior to the 2014 Olympics. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ ALEXEY DRUZHININ

(FILES) A picture taken on January 3, 2010 shows Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talking while skiing in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi. US diplomats refer to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as a hesitant leader and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as an "alpha male," Kommersant reported on November 29, 2010 citing documents released by WikiLeaks. AFP PHOTO - FILES / RIA-NOVOSTI/ KREMLIN/ DMITRY ASTAKHOV

PHOTO: AFP/EAST NEWS Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk while skiing in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in southern Russia on January 3, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ

PHOTO: AFP/EAST NEWS Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk while skiing in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in southern Russia on January 3, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ

PHOTO: AFP/EAST NEWS Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin take a break from skiing in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in southern Russia on January 3, 2010. AFP PHOTO/ POOL/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ