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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks during an interview ...

(AFP/POOL) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:43:24 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks during an interview with German journalists at the Barvikha presidential residence outside Moscow. Medvedev said Saturday that his "Russophobe" Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko was the sole reason for the decline in relations between the two countries.(AFP/POOL/Mikhail Klimentyev)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, seen here has warned that ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:53:59 GMT

(AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, seen here has warned that new sanctions against Iran cannot be excluded if there is no movement forward in the standoff over its nuclear drive.(AFP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:36:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with German ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:34:54 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with German journalists at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 7, 2009. Sanctions against Iran should not be ruled out if it fails to agree to restrictions on its nuclear programme, Medvedev told German weekly magazine Der Spiegel in an interview. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:31:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New York, September 24, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:28:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in New York, September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/Files

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview ...

(AP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:11:14 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Medvedev has signaled that Moscow could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Prime Minister ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:17 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, are seen during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with Health ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:44:45 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) is seen during a ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) is seen during a meeting with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova (not pictured) at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:52 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Prosecutor General's Office to watch so that distributors of pharmaceuticals and protective means do not profiteer on the new influenza epidemic, and if they expose unjustified price rises they should open criminal cases. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his meeting with ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:09 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his meeting with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova, unseen, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Prosecutor General's Office to watch so that distributors of pharmaceuticals and protective means do not profiteer on the new influenza epidemic, and if they expose unjustified price rises they should open criminal cases. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks on the phone at ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:15 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks on the phone at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting of top officials ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:15 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev chairs a meeting of top officials at the Gorki residence, outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Medvedev instructed the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Prosecutor General's Office to watch so that distributors of pharmaceuticals and protective means do not profiteer on the new influenza epidemic, and if they expose unjustified price rises they should open criminal cases. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his meeting ...

(AP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:52 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his meeting with Health and Social Development Minister Tatyana Golikova, unseen, at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Federal Antimonopoly Service and the Prosecutor General's Office to watch so that distributors of pharmaceuticals and protective means do not profiteer on the new influenza epidemic, and if they expose unjustified price rises they should open criminal cases. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (C) chairs a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:17:38 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (C) chairs a meeting with top officials at the Gorki residence outside Moscow November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and the director of the ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:12:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov (R) meet in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS MILITARY)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (beside Russian flag) attends ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:24:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (beside Russian flag) attends a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Boris ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:22:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Boris Shpigel, a member of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, during a meeting with the house lawmakers in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with his chief ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:21:32 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with his chief of staff, Sergei Naryshkin during a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks on during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:12:44 GMT

(Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks on during a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament in Moscow's Kremlin, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Misha Japaridze/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with famous U.S. ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:24 GMT

(AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with famous U.S. artist of Russian descent Mikhail Shemyakin after decorating him with a 'Medal of Friendship' award, during an awards ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev places a candle in the chapel ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:04:59 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev places a candle in the chapel named after prince Dimitry Pozharsky in Spaso-Yefimyevsky monastery in the ancient Russian city of Suzdal, about 200 km (124 miles) east of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, with Orthodox Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, Evlogy, right. Medvedev arrived in Suzda to unveil the chapel named after one of the leaders of the struggle against foreign invaders in 1612, marking the National Unity Day, the new holiday created in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Bolshevik rise to power. But it has been seized upon by extreme nationalists. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits a cathedral at the ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:37:57 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits a cathedral at the Spaso-Yefimyevsky monastery in the ancient Russian city of Suzdal, about 200 km (124 miles) east of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Medvedev arrived in in Suzda to unveil the chapel named after prince Dimitry Pozharsky, one of the leaders of the struggle against foreign invaders in 1612, marking the National Unity Day, the new holiday created in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Bolshevik rise to power. But it has been seized upon by extreme nationalists. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stands in a cathedral ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:07:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stands in a cathedral during his visit to the ancient Russian town of Suzdal, about 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Moscow, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA RELIGION POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Orthodox Archbishop of ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:52:52 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Orthodox Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal Evlogy pass by presidential honor guard in Spaso-Yefimyevsky monastery in the ancient Russian city of Suzdal, about 200 km (124 miles) east of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, during the unveiling ceremony of the chapel named after prince Dimitry Pozharsky, one of the leaders of the struggle against foreign invaders in 1612. Medvedev unveiled the chapel in Suzdal, to mark the National Unity Day, the new holiday created in 2005 to replace the traditional Nov. 7 celebration of the 1917 Bolshevik rise to power.But it has been seized upon by extreme nationalists. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Orthodox archbishop ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Orthodox archbishop Yevlogiy (L)talk before the opening of a new chapel in Suzdal November 4, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA RELIGION POLITICS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Orthodox archbishop ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Orthodox archbishop Yevlogiy talk before the opening of a new chapel in Suzdal November 4, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA RELIGION POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, front centre, listens to ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:47 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, front centre, listens to Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu while visiting the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry crisis management center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks as he visits the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:26:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speaks as he visits the crisis centre of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS DISASTER)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) visits the crisis ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:24:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) visits the crisis centre of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS DISASTER)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) talks to Emergency ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:23:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) talks to Emergency Situation Minister Sergei Shoigu as he visits the crisis centre of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS DISASTER)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the crisis centre ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:19:46 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev visits the crisis centre of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Mikhail Metzel/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS DISASTER)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:12:59 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev seen during his visit to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry crisis management center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks to Emergency ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:12:15 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, speaks to Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu while visiting the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry crisis management center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) listens to Emergency ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:10:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd L) listens to Emergency Situation Minister Sergei Shoigu at the crisis centre of the Emergencies Ministry in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS DISASTER)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is seen during an award ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:32:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is seen during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev holds a medal during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:29:16 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev holds a medal during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev proposes a toast during ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev proposes a toast during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks onl during an award ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:24:44 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looks onl during an award ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with nuclear ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:24:36 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with nuclear ballistic missile submarine designer Sergei Kovalyov, right, after awarding him with the 'Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second class' during an awards ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offers a toasts during an ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:58:06 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev offers a toasts during an award ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) decorates Muslim ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:57:02 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) decorates Muslim cleric Ravil Gainutdin with the Service to the Fatherland order of the fourth grade during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS RELIGION)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) congratulates opera ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:48 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) congratulates opera singer Irina Bogacheva after decorating her with the Service to the Fatherland order of the second grade during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Pool/Ivan Sekretarev (RUSSIA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (back) is seen with former ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:51:35 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (back) is seen with former Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Dmitry Yazov after decorating him with the Service to the Fatherland order of the fourth grade during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS MILITARY)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) listens to singer ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:49:27 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) listens to singer Nikolay Baskov's performance after decorating him with an honorary title 'People's Artist' during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) congratulates Bolshoi ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:49:26 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) congratulates Bolshoi Ballet leading dancer Morikhiro Ivata after decorating him with the 'Medal of Friendship' during an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ivan Sekretarev/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, listens to singer Nikolay ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:57 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, listens to singer Nikolay Baskov after decorating him with an honorary title 'People's Artist', during an award ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) awards the Service ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:58:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) awards the Service to the Fatherland order of the second grade to Head of the Theatre of Satire and Russian prominent actor Alexander Shirvindt in Moscow's Kremlin November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, hands over a medal ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:57:09 GMT

(AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, hands over a medal 'For the Merits to the Fatherland, 4thclass' to Russia's top Muslim Cleric Ravil Gainutdin during an award ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, Pool)