President Obama also hosted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at Camp David.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and former Prime Minister of Denmark | Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen hold a joint press conference, April 2010.

As part of the official welcome ceremony of a foreign head of state, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is inspecting a Serbian Armed Forces | Serbian guard of honour | guard of honor escorted by President of Serbia | Serbian President Boris Tadić, on the former's visit to Serbia in 2009.

In a Kremlin video blog posted on 29 October 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev denounced the efforts of people seeking to rehabilitate Stalin's image.

On his 90th birthday on 10 November 2009, Kalashnikov was named a " Hero of the Russian Federation " and presented with a medal by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating " the brand every Russian is proud of.

On 2 March 2008, Dmitry Medvedev was elected President of Russia, whilst Putin became Prime Minister.

Leaders of the BRIC nations in 2008: ( l-r ) Manmohan Singh of India, Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Hu Jintao of China and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.

Dmitry Medvedev meeting Lee Myung-bak at Moscow Kremlin | The Kremlin.

* 1965 – Dmitry Medvedev, Russian politician, 3rd President of Russia

Tarja Halonen ( right ) meeting with the third President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the then Prime Minister of Finland Mari Kiviniemi ( left ) in 2010.

President of Russia | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addresses the 64th session of the UN General Assembly on 24 September 2009.

In a telegram to Arnold's family, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated:

* Dmitry Medvedev succeeded Vladimir Putin as the President of Russia in 2008.

In November 2008, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced government support for the construction of the Sakhalin Tunnel, along with the required re-gauging of the island's railways to Russian standard gauge, at an estimated cost of 300 – 330 billion roubles.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addressing students and staff at LSE on 2 April 2009.

Morales meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on 16 February 2009.

Karzai with President of Russia | Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.

McAleese meets with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.

She made an official visit to the Russia with Minister of State, Billy Kelleher, for four days in September 2010 and met with President Dmitry Medvedev.

Kim Jong-il at a meeting during his visit with Dmitry Medvedev in 2011Japan's Kyodo News agency reported on 14 September, that " Kim collapsed on 14 August due to stroke or a cerebral hemorrhage, and that Beijing dispatched five military doctors at the request of Pyongyang.

Kim Jong-il meeting with Dmitry Medvedev on 24 August 2011.

Kim with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Sosnovy Bor ( garrison ) | Sosnovy-Bor Military garrison, Zaigrayevsky District Buriatya on 24 August 2011.

In late August 2011, he traveled by train to the Russian Far East to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev for unspecified talks.

President Dmitry Medvedev has initiated reforms of the police force, in an attempt to minimize the violence by firing Moscow police chief and centralizing police powers.

James Blake won his match in the 2007 Davis Cup finals against Mikhail Youzhny 6 – 3, 7 – 6, 6 – 7, 7 – 6 ( and also against Dmitry Tursunov ).

Henman defeated his rival Dmitry Tursunov ( who had won five of their six previous matches ) in the 1st round of the US Open 6 – 4, 3 – 6, 6 – 3, 6 – 4 in what many had assumed would be his final grand slam match.

On 23 June 2007, he won his second title of the year and his career at Nottingham, the last grass tune-up before Wimbledon, defeating # 7 seed Stanislas Wawrinka, Gilles Simon, Juan Martín del Potro, # 2 seed Dmitry Tursunov ( a match played on indoor hard courts due to torrential rain ), and Arnaud Clément.

He won the prestigious Aeroflot Open in 2004, and became the 58th Russian chess champion after winning the Russian Superfinal in Moscow ( 18 – 30 December 2005 ), one point clear from Dmitry Jakovenko and Alexander Morozevich.

In 2003 Dmitry Rogozin became one of the leaders of the Rodina ( Motherland ) " national-patriotic " coalition, which won 9. 2 % of the popular vote or 37 of the 450 seats in the Duma in 2003 parliamentary election, propelling Rogozin briefly to the post of Russian Duma's vice-speaker, from which he was dismissed a year and a half later as a result of some elaborate inter-faction dealings.

Dmitry Debelka ( born January 1, 1976 ) is a Belarusian wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 97-130 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.

Vinogradov won re-election in 2000 and 2004, and after elections for governors were scrapped in favor of direct appointments by the Kremlin, was re-appointed as governor in 2009 by President Dmitry Medvedev.

* Dmitry Orlov, Reinventing Collapse, New Society Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-86571-606-3

In 2008 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev lamented the fact that 77 % of Russia's 142 million people live " cooped up " in apartment buildings.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds Saakashvili responsible for the 2008 South Ossetia war, and states that Saakashvili is responsible for the collapse of the Georgian state.

On 28 November 2008, in an interview with Russia's Vesti news channel, Russia's NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin accused the United States of planning to replace Mikheil Saakashvili with Burjanadze as president of Georgia.

For the 2008 presidential election, United Russia nominated Dmitry Medvedev to succeed Putin.

There have been three presidents, with Boris Yeltsin elected in 1991 and 1996, Vladimir Putin in 2000 and 2004 ( Yeltsin had already relinquished power to Putin in 1999 ) and Dmitry Medvedev in 2008.

On December 9, 2008, he met Russia ’ s President Dmitry Medvedev, which was the first high-level official contact between the two countries since the August war.

Surviving victims of the Guryanova street bombing asked President Dmitry Medvedev to resume the investigation in 2008.

In January 2008, Zyuganov challenged Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's chosen successor, to an open, televised debate, but Medvedev refused to take part, citing lack of time.

His nomination to the Foreign Minister office was approved by two Russian presidents, in 2008 by Dmitry Medvedev and in 2012 by Vladimir Putin.

* Led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ( President 1999 – 2008 and Prime Minister since 2008 ), nominated President Dmitry Medvedev ( since 2008 )

* Presidential election, 2008: Dmitry Medvedev 70. 28 %

On October 30, 2008, Murat Zyazikov was dismissed from his post by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, As reported by a Interfax news agency.

As of 31 October 2008, Zyazikov is one of the few advisors to Dmitry Medvedev.

He was released from his posting by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on 2 June 2008.

August 2008, President of Russia | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with a junior sergeant just decorated with the Cross of St George 4th class for distinction in battle in the 2008 South Ossetia war

Lytvyn meeting with Russia n President of Russia | President Dmitry Medvedev in December 2008.