http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Yahoo! News Photos Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:51 GMT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:51 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/481/fd586f61240b4d84aa6495b3e40b53dc (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzalez, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.fd586f61240b4d84aa6495b3e40b53dc.correction_russia_eu_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=5oigubNtustdAqYyMOrhdg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzalez, ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzalez, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/481/5c45b47178fe4279b8f7bda25f7fa121 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Felipe Gonzalez, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.5c45b47178fe4279b8f7bda25f7fa121.correction_russia_eu_mosb102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=gfkjK8wt4UH569yByLJgMw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Felipe Gonzalez, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/ids_photos_wl/r482721104.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with Felipe Gonzalez, former Spain's Prime Minister and chairman of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe, at the presidential residence in Barvikha, outside Moscow February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:09:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r482721104.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=yrGmqFijXLpKxY0GgLalXw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with Felipe ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with Felipe Gonzalez, former Spain's Prime Minister and chairman of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe, at the presidential residence in Barvikha, outside Moscow February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/481/83fd446e3ff745098b192f71ad86a0e0 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Felipe Gonzales, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:17:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.83fd446e3ff745098b192f71ad86a0e0.russia_eu_mosb102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=JIiEvS17Oq28i_x7PXJReg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Felipe Gonzales, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/481/ea9ef5a1e37844c7ad5bcc778d256722 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzales, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:17:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.ea9ef5a1e37844c7ad5bcc778d256722.russia_eu_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=yTA.cqfey4eCKPWpocRW0w-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzales, ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Felipe Gonzales, Spain's former premier during a meeting in the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/photos_sp_wl_afp/e0bc01893e0ccaf0c909e03d139e3375 (AFP) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge gives a press briefing on the 2010 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Center in downtown Vancouver, on February 8. Rogge said he was so concerned about the slew of positive doping tests in Russia that he had met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and demanded action.(AFP/Mark Ralston)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:35:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265697154705-1-0.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=Q9Vn2vh.rAJno1xlIqX8Gg-- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge ... (AFP) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge gives a press briefing on the 2010 Winter Olympics at the Main Press Center in downtown Vancouver, on February 8. Rogge said he was so concerned about the slew of positive doping tests in Russia that he had met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and demanded action.(AFP/Mark Ralston)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100209/photos_lf_afp/ec78ec3afa251ca0cd6b45b5ea5b754d (AFP/File) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and his Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia are pictured toasting with a traditional Peruvian Pisco Sour drink during a meeting in Lima, in 2008. Pisco has already been proclaimed part of Peru's cultural heritage. The next step is to get Peru's pisco and gastronomy recognized internationally, and put it on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:31:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265704182462-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=gSST7K_wFbeuJUnsT9stJw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and his Peruvian counterpart ... (AFP/File) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and his Peruvian counterpart Alan Garcia are pictured toasting with a traditional Peruvian Pisco Sour drink during a meeting in Lima, in 2008. Pisco has already been proclaimed part of Peru's cultural heritage. The next step is to get Peru's pisco and gastronomy recognized internationally, and put it on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/a0e5aea8eeb446d2b64a8cee79f963ed (AP) - In this photo taken Monday, April, 24, 2006, member of the republican parliament of Russia's Dagestan region, Magomedsalam Magomedov, is seen in the regional capital Makhachkala. On Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev nominated Magomedsalam Magomedov for for president of the Russia's violence-wracked region of Dagestan, the Kremlin press service reported on Monday. Magomedsalam Magomedov is the son of Magomedali Magomedov, who preceded the current region’s leader Mukhu Aliev. (AP Photo / News Team, Timur Abdullaev)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:29:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.a0e5aea8eeb446d2b64a8cee79f963ed.russia_caucasus_mosb123.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=ZMGKojnpKDSus_yW2bSFqw-- In this photo taken Monday, April, 24, 2006, member of the republican ... (AP) - In this photo taken Monday, April, 24, 2006, member of the republican parliament of Russia's Dagestan region, Magomedsalam Magomedov, is seen in the regional capital Makhachkala. On Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev nominated Magomedsalam Magomedov for for president of the Russia's violence-wracked region of Dagestan, the Kremlin press service reported on Monday. Magomedsalam Magomedov is the son of Magomedali Magomedov, who preceded the current region’s leader Mukhu Aliev. (AP Photo / News Team, Timur Abdullaev)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/4f9eda4dec474e84ae4999d51ad229f7 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:44:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.4f9eda4dec474e84ae4999d51ad229f7.russia_medvedev_mosb121.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=SNnrXropUP_kpwFo0X.6rw-- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/68acc1174d284574beab04279bb185d9 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko in the background. A photo of former Russia's President, current Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin seen at left. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:44:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.68acc1174d284574beab04279bb185d9.russia_medvedev_mosb119.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Tx8cafCNYbdK6B5xhnVb7Q-- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko in the background. A photo of former Russia's President, current Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin seen at left. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/14f91f6ca12446d2b377bebb9d428380 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko at right. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.14f91f6ca12446d2b377bebb9d428380.russia_medvedev_mosb117.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Xua49yjULRF1_CIJ5fxkzw-- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko at right. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/73c416cb479046e789da29061e8717fe (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.73c416cb479046e789da29061e8717fe.russia_medvedev_mosb116.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=7ygRDIlvmj34rGH2N_w9kQ-- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/1673456f435b48479802418388cbfc4b (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko in the background. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:42:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.1673456f435b48479802418388cbfc4b.russia_medvedev_mosb115.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=sbLzibp9KS5AU7mvMjeJ7g-- President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual a photographic exhibition 'The best photos of Russia - 2009' in Moscow, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, with the chief of the project Sofya Trotsenko in the background. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/a9b3728c016a4a43b0c3039b1d1a5e89 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.a9b3728c016a4a43b0c3039b1d1a5e89.russia_pancake_week_mosb112.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gGT5w9B0Wr.VoWhJBsdJ9g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/1491910f2caf4f908cc13888999b8ef6 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a pancake during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:20:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.1491910f2caf4f908cc13888999b8ef6.russia_pancake_week_mosb111.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=njQL.ZDt3V8pC01E_emyBQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wife, Svetlana, receives a pancake during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/98627daafa214a148765b43436354a05 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:14:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.98627daafa214a148765b43436354a05.russia_pancake_week_mosb113.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=wCZnsCTEQxEQ_xCoVV1fEg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/783951c9f58c419f841bd166a6c1c261 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:12:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.783951c9f58c419f841bd166a6c1c261.russia_pancake_week_mosb114.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=OZn2.AXwEo7C1vX7EZzEvw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's wife, Svetlana, seen during Maslenitsa or Pancake Week celebrations with pupils of the special boarding school at the New Century horse club in Dedovsk, Moscow Region, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Maslenitsa (which means 'butter' in Russian) is a traditional carnival marking the end of winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/c83ebed680b8419a9ca2be3e1e1069e0 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during an award ceremony for young Russian scientists in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:09:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.c83ebed680b8419a9ca2be3e1e1069e0.russia_medvedev_mosb108.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Vcb8i9E9fmxj0D7cS9Ix2A-- President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during an award ceremony for ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during an award ceremony for young Russian scientists in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r2057633404.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:56:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2057633404.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=JjK13eVWUafDLYz_FEr7zw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3754673499.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:53:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3754673499.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=6biQS7QKW3RwQKme7MDF9w-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r2653267875.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:52:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2653267875.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=8mCD.3_GoOh0CK7FmQNkjg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3552767824.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009", with a photo of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the foreground, in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:50:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3552767824.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=YCVhofSJcwtdZFGV.Fvqzg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009", with a photo of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the foreground, in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3102132767.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:49:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3102132767.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=50W9ANC7KRTlihOa9Rwzvg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3790685187.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:46:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3790685187.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=YDbB8m_AzpDB3zmkm_.gFA-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r380390753.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:44:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r380390753.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=UWoTXR_2jZpUMchK3K.ifw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L), accompanied by Sofya Trotsenko - chief of the project, visits the annual Russian photographic exhibition "The best photos of Russia - 2009" in Moscow February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/481/e1912c79734646108e2acac25946388d (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a visit to Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Natruskin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:56:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.e1912c79734646108e2acac25946388d.russia_sri_lanka_mosb105.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=KUdtU.m2LAhvXUXWVV1KGQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa during their meeting in the Moscow Kremlin on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a visit to Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Natruskin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3790079264.jpg (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) meets his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:11:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3790079264.jpg?x=102&y=130&q=85&sig=.NGcIbnBpAaDggypevG6AQ-- Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) meets his Russian ... (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) meets his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r276365697.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) talks to young scientists after giving them state awards during a ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:04:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r276365697.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=XS4ydMpaiY5N5LhG74BX8g-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) talks to young scientists ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) talks to young scientists after giving them state awards during a ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r924931104.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks during a ceremony to dedicate state awards to young scientists, in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:43:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r924931104.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=c6xfPxIhijVWBAStdSBXxw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks during a ceremony ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks during a ceremony to dedicate state awards to young scientists, in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r264832732.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) decorates a researcher Yekaterina Shishatskaya with a state award during a ceremony dedicated to awarding young Russian scientists in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:35:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r264832732.jpg?x=103&y=130&q=85&sig=E93ckCjHUt.oPgjp0Jxnxg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) decorates a researcher ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) decorates a researcher Yekaterina Shishatskaya with a state award during a ceremony dedicated to awarding young Russian scientists in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100208/ids_photos_wl/r3161324214.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with a researcher Pavel Belov as he gives state awards to young Russian scientists during a ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:21:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r3161324214.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=gmFN1918t6SpVPsbZWEAdg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with a researcher Pavel Belov as he gives state awards to young Russian scientists during a ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100206/ids_photos_ts/r2479689776.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernization and technological development at Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, December 25, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:44:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r2479689776.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=O5yLm0ovyVNXft0b2RIKSw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernization and technological development at Gazprom headquarters in Moscow, December 25, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100206/ids_photos_ts/r1620465511.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev inspects an armoury exhibition at the firing ground "Shot" in the Moscow region, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:04:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1620465511.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=0TNOfB6V4J80QE_kOGJNtw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev inspects an armoury exhibition ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev inspects an armoury exhibition at the firing ground "Shot" in the Moscow region, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100206/ids_photos_india_wl/ra2060243671.jpg (Reuters) - A file photo of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev as he delivers a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/ra2060243671.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=likABu.qXyWbhu8uzFF9Jg-- A file photo of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev as he ... (Reuters) - A file photo of Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev as he delivers a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow November 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r3127855368.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:57:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r3127855368.jpg?x=82&y=130&q=85&sig=ErY6c7XijulFo_9wpBOuug-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r4168380473.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:31:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r4168380473.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=wf0amuHux.2oYyLkl.F66g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) attends a meeting with newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r978446329.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with former president of Namibia Sam Nujoma at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:19:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r978446329.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=qqMLCLaeyIX9EV..4Pvu3g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with former ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with former president of Namibia Sam Nujoma at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r1307490310.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) looks on the newly-appointed Austrian Ambassador Margot Klestil-Loffler during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:21 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r1307490310.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=yUYJhh2A4Gs.4oveO6WymQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) looks on the newly-appointed ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) looks on the newly-appointed Austrian Ambassador Margot Klestil-Loffler during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremli/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r2944779693.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) toasts with the newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r2944779693.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=p4_79PO9RoaQ3jOSBd9tCw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) toasts with the newly-appointed ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) toasts with the newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r3754430494.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts with the newly-appointed ambassador of Niger Amina Djibo Bazindre during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:57:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r3754430494.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=l2uv70xBus7VBtULP8EJeQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts with the newly-appointed ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts with the newly-appointed ambassador of Niger Amina Djibo Bazindre during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r1767236065.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech to newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors at the ceremony. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:52 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r1767236065.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=ro1WaAoZpnZ9Kl_ZbUI1lw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech to newly-appointed ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech to newly-appointed ambassadors during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors at the ceremony. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r2259089561.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts newly-appointed Austrian Ambassador Margot Klestil-Loffler during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors at the ceremony. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r2259089561.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=2RtSEONjgBu7Ns6LPuGQeA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts newly-appointed ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) toasts newly-appointed Austrian Ambassador Margot Klestil-Loffler during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors at the ceremony. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/ids_photos_wl/r1394716347.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) accepts diplomatic credentials from Niger's newly-appointed ambassador to Russia Amina Djibo Bazindre during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:56:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r1394716347.jpg?x=117&y=130&q=85&sig=orYMqjnuodBTcKmS4V.sBA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) accepts diplomatic credentials ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) accepts diplomatic credentials from Niger's newly-appointed ambassador to Russia Amina Djibo Bazindre during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow February 5, 2010. Medvedev accepted the diplomatic credentials of a dozen ambassadors in a ceremony at the Kremlin. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/481/3b9037ec87494d0b8937023db50bb8fd (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by his Foreign Policy Adviser Sergei Prikhodko, right, and Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov, left, attends a ceremony of presentation of credentials at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:37:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.3b9037ec87494d0b8937023db50bb8fd.aptopix_russia_medvedev_credentials_mosb115.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=N45yuZUKq06z2f6d0fMwbg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by his Foreign ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by his Foreign Policy Adviser Sergei Prikhodko, right, and Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov, left, attends a ceremony of presentation of credentials at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100205/481/f81b34df8b174ec9b666c289cf947f07 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a ceremony of presentation of credentials at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova, Pool)

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]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100204/photos_pl_afp/bac0f115cb2c6ddfae0ce5c048c3ffa2 (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are pictured during a meeting in 2009. The United States said Thursday it is optimistic about completing negotiations "fairly quickly" with Russia for a new treaty to slash their nuclear weapons stockpiles.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:08:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100204/capt.photo_1265317680506-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=LBYbZtevtlgH5vhIp8sDQg-- US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ... (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama (R) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are pictured during a meeting in 2009. The United States said Thursday it is optimistic about completing negotiations "fairly quickly" with Russia for a new treaty to slash their nuclear weapons stockpiles.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100203/photos_wl_afp/75959c6a36111753d9a8d6bde21f060b (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting about the reorganization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs outside Moscow in Gorki. Whereas Russian politics is now dominated by the ruling party United Russia, a report said Russia should have a multi-party system where the lower house is elected half according to party lists and half on a regional basis.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)

]]> (AFP/POOL) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:06:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265220260618-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=zlBoY2W32gH9.xu7VD0SPA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting about ... (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting about the reorganization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs outside Moscow in Gorki. Whereas Russian politics is now dominated by the ruling party United Russia, a report said Russia should have a multi-party system where the lower house is elected half according to party lists and half on a regional basis.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)

]]> (AFP/POOL) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100203/photos_wl_afp/b7e5ec2a95b72e807f1bed326d73ad9b (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev participates in a video conference from his Gorki residence outside Moscow. Medvedev has made modernization his mantra over the last months. But sceptics argue his ambitions carry little weight given the real power in is still wielded by his Kremlin predecessor and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)

]]> (AFP/POOL) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:06:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100203/capt.photo_1265220302837-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=bcGGzmDNcUKNaHzl_62yHQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev participates in a video conference ... (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev participates in a video conference from his Gorki residence outside Moscow. Medvedev has made modernization his mantra over the last months. But sceptics argue his ambitions carry little weight given the real power in is still wielded by his Kremlin predecessor and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)

]]> (AFP/POOL) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100203/481/0368eb7499cb4677a8530f9e08035f39 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a session on reforming police force at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:38:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.0368eb7499cb4677a8530f9e08035f39.russia_medvedev_mosb106.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=6eWN6MqVxt4d55OS_jl0sg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a session on reforming ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a session on reforming police force at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/100203/483/3e0bac4d9f234cd58a9dcafa302c546b (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with Sports and Tourism Minister Vitaly Mutko, center, and Russian Olympics Committee president Leonid Tyagachev at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:04:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.3e0bac4d9f234cd58a9dcafa302c546b.russia_olympics_mosb104.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=qde2RJfhhquoy5JcwuA9IA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with Sports and ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with Sports and Tourism Minister Vitaly Mutko, center, and Russian Olympics Committee president Leonid Tyagachev at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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