Sitting near the Russian flag in the background, President Dmitry Medvedev is seen at a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament,  in the Moscow Kremlin on November 5, 2009. Russia welcomed a US proposal on replacing a key nuclear disarmament treaty, saying it could help clinch a deal before the treaty expires next month, the foreign ministry said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Sitting near the Russian flag in the background, President Dmitry Medvedev is seen at a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in the Moscow Kremlin on November 5, 2009. Russia welcomed a US proposal on replacing a key nuclear disarmament treaty, saying it could help clinch a deal before the treaty expires next month, the foreign ministry said.