Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev: State Of The Nation

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:40 -0600

Russia’s modernization in the 21st century will be based on democratic values and democratic institutes, and the Russian society will become a society of clever, free and responsible people, President Dmitry Medvedev said in his annual federal message to parliament on Thursday.

Medvedev: Russia-Belarus military drills 'defensive'

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:04:45 -0500

Large-scale joint military exercises being held by Russian and Belarus are not aimed at anyone and are purely of a defense nature, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

Medevdev and Putin 'related in blood'

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:03:09 -0500

President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev made an entire cascade of important statements in an interview for Swiss media on Friday ahead of a visit to Switzerland next Monday and Tuesday.

Medvedev: US and Russia are longtime and prospective partners

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:34:32 -0500

“The US is Russia’s longtime and prospective partner but we still have many projects to implement together”, President Dmitry Medvedev said while addressing the participants of the Russian-American business summit in Moscow.

U.S. Russian Presidents Sign Deal To Cut Nuclear Arsenals

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:59:08 -0500

The Russian and U.S. presidents signed a preliminary agreement on Monday to cut their countries' nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads within seven years after a new arms reduction treaty comes into force.

President of Russia Medvedev, Obama Meet In London

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:40:16 -0500

Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama directed their negotiating teams on Wednesday to come up with an outline for a new nuclear treaty by the end of July.

President of Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Declaration

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:01:30 -0600

Today in “Maendorf” castle near Moscow, the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan Serzh Sargsyan and Ilham Aliev signed a very important declaration on the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and international guarantees. The meeting was initiated by the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

Medvedev Explains Why He Recognized Breakaway Independence

erku — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:34:14 -0500

“I signed Decrees on the recognition by the Russian Federation of South Ossetia's and Abkhazia's independence. Russia calls on other states to follow its example. This is not an easy choice to make, but it represents the only possibility to save human lives.”

Is A Medvedev-Putin Split Brewing?

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:51:32 -0500

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered state officials to stop "terrorizing" business, just days after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin did just that -- issuing a broadside against coal and steel giant Mechel. Does this very public disagreement signal a looming Medvedev-Putin schism and a political crisis?

Medvedev, Bush Stand For Nuclear Non-Proliferation

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:11:52 -0500

The presidents of Russia and the United States issued a joint address on Tuesday to participants of the fourth meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, underway in Madrid.

Medvedev, Putin Launch Two-Headed Foreign Policy, Who's Winning?

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:27:41 -0500

In Germany for his first European trip as Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev sternly warned on June 5 that further expansion of NATO would damage the West's relationship with Moscow.

Medvedev's Liberal Views Up For Inspection In Berlin

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:48:36 -0500

The president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev's first visit to the West since his inauguration as president in May will last barely eight hours.