Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Mikhail Degtyaryov, a former federal lawmaker and acting Governor of Khabarovsk region, back to a camera, during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Mikhail Degtyaryov, a former federal lawmaker and acting Governor of Khabarovsk region, right, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Mikhail Degtyaryov, a former federal lawmaker and acting Governor of Khabarovsk region speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Mikhail Degtyarev, the acting governor of the far eastern Khabarovsk region, at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 16, 2021. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)