Dmitry Medvedev

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski raise a toast during an official dinner on December 6, 2010 at the presidential palace in Warsaw. Russia and Poland vowed Monday to put history behind them as President Dmitry Medvedev made the first state visit by a Kremlin leader to Poland in nine years, amid thawing ties spurred by the Smolensk air disaster.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski raise a toast during an official dinner on December 6, 2010 at the presidential palace in Warsaw. Russia and Poland vowed Monday to put history behind them as President Dmitry Medvedev made the first state visit by a Kremlin leader to Poland in nine years, amid thawing ties spurred by the Smolensk air disaster.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures during a meeting on Russian economy modernization and technological development at Moscow State University on November 25, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev inspected a new Russian super computer at the university.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Pavel Skurikhin, the head of the Siberian Agrarian Holding as they visit the bakery in Zvenigorod, Moscow region on August 5, 2009. Dmitry Medvedev visited Zvenigorod bakery as a part of his working tour in Central Federal District.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence in Gorki, outside Moscow, on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said on October 1 amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger get into a Soviet built Chaika luxury car to go for a ride during their meeting in Gorki residence outside of Moscow, on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key speak during a bi-lateral meeting in Yokohama on November 13, 2010, on the sidelines of The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych during a press conference at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, on November 26, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds talks with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych to press on with the rapid expansion of ties after the pro-Kremlin president's election earlier this year.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych during a press conference at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, on November 26, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds talks with Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych to press on with the rapid expansion of ties after the pro-Kremlin president's election earlier this year.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech during his annual state-of-the-nation address in the Kremlin in Moscow on November 30, 2010. Russia and the West's failure to agree on a new missile shield for Europe could lead to a new round of the arms race, President Dmitry Medvedev warned today in the address.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stands in his office in Moscow on May 7, 2008. Russia's newly sworn in President Dmitry Medvedev on assumed control of Russia's nuclear weapons arsenal at a ceremony with military officials, Interfax news agency reported.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (3rd R) walks next to (L-R) Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Armenian President Serzh Sarkisyan, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon prior to a meeting as part of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit in Moscow's Kremlin on December 10, 2010.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich ride inside a Zaporozhets (ZAZ-965) of the Soviet Union Era in Zavidovo outside Moscow on September 17, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych celebrated today their nations' increasingly warm ties by driving vintage cars in a race from Russia to Ukraine.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers his annual state of the nation speech at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 12, 2009. From Kaliningrad to Kamchatka, Russia covers 11 time zones -- but that could be about to change. In his address to the nation President Dmitry Medvedev suggested Russia have fewer time zones.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R, in car) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger take a ride in a Soviet built Chaika luxury car during their meeting in Gorki residence outside of Moscow, on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ahead of a bi-lateral meeting in Yokohama on November 13, 2010, on the sidelines of The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key shake hands ahead of a bi-lateral meeting in Yokohama on November 13, 2010, on the sidelines of The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich ride inside a Zaporozhets (ZAZ-965) of the Soviet Union Era in Zavidovo outside Moscow on September 17, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych celebrated today their nations' increasingly warm ties by driving vintage cars in a race from Russia to Ukraine.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech during his annual state-of-the-nation address in the Kremlin in Moscow on November 30, 2010. Russia and the West's failure to agree on a new missile shield for Europe could lead to a new round of the arms race, President Dmitry Medvedev warned today in the address.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw on December 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Warsaw for the first state visit by a Kremlin leader in Poland in nine years, signalling a warming of bilateral ties.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) walk during their visit to Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future. Schwarzenegger was taken by Medvedev to the site of one of his most ambitious projects, the creation Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley in the 'innovation town' of Skolkovo outside Moscow.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) walk during their visit to Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future. Schwarzenegger was taken by Medvedev to the site of one of his most ambitious projects, the creation Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley in the 'innovation town' of Skolkovo outside Moscow.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) listens to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) during their meeting in Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key shake hands ahead of a bi-lateral meeting in Yokohama on November 13, 2010, on the sidelines of The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) delivers a speech during his annual state-of-the-nation address in the Kremlin in Moscow on November 30, 2010. Russia and the West's failure to agree on a new missile shield for Europe could lead to a new round of the arms race, President Dmitry Medvedev warned today in the address.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raises a toast during during an official dinner with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on December 6, 2010 at the presidential palace in Warsaw. Russia and Poland vowed Monday to put history behind them as President Dmitry Medvedev made the first state visit by a Kremlin leader to Poland in nine years, amid thawing ties spurred by the Smolensk air disaster.

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and visiting Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (C) greet people as they walk in Krasnaya Polyana near the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on December 3, 2010. Berlusconi met Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today under a cloud of revelations that Washington was growing increasingly anxious about the Italian prime minister's ties to Moscow. The leaked US cable disclosures forced both leaders to address poignant assessments of a relationship that Washington believes has worked to the detriment of both the European Union and the United States.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hold milk boxes during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger get into a Soviet built Chaika luxury car to go for a ride during their meeting in Gorki residence outside of Moscow, on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) gestures as California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) walks next to him during their visit to Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ahead of a bi-lateral meeting in Yokohama on November 13, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the signing of a one-billion-dollar deal with Japanese and Chinese firms for a fertiliser plant, despite diplomatic tensions with Tokyo.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich ride inside a Zaporozhets (ZAZ-965) of the Soviet Union Era in Zavidovo outside Moscow on September 17, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych celebrated today their nations' increasingly warm ties by driving vintage cars in a race from Russia to Ukraine.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich exchange presents during their meeting in Zavidovo outside Moscow on September 17, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych celebrated today their nations' increasingly warm ties by driving vintage cars in a race from Russia to Ukraine.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R), Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (3dL), Parliament speaker Boris Gryzlov (2ndL) and Federal Security Service head Nikolai Patrushev attend a Security Council session at the Gorki residence outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) listens to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) during their meeting in Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) gestures as he speaks next to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (L) as they attend a meeting during their visit to Skolkovo on the outskirts of Moscow on October 11, 2010. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future. Schwarzenegger was taken by Medvedev to the site of one of his most ambitious projects, the creation Russian equivalent of Silicon Valley in the 'innovation town' of Skolkovo outside Moscow.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) listens to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) during their meeting in Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) pours milk in a glass of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a lunch at the residence of Gorki outside Moscow on October 1, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit the disputed Kuril Islands on his next visit to Japan, a Kremlin source said Friday amid a growing diplomatic row over the archipelago.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) speaks with California's governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) during their meeting in Skolkovo outside Moscow on October 11, 2010. Schwarzenegger on Monday led a high-powered delegation of tech executives to Russia, praising President Dmitry Medvedev as a visionary for moving to a high-tech future.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) passes by Ella Pamfilova (R), Chairperson of the President's Human Rights Committee and Irina Yasina (L), Deputy Head of the Board of Directors of Open Russia during a session of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 15, 2009. Russia could amend its controversial oversight laws on non-governmental organisations, President Dmitry Medvedev said at the first meeting with his new human rights council.