Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili smile and shake hands during the informal Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS) summit in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 6, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is meeting with other leaders from a fractious grouping of former Soviet republics. AP Photo logo AP Photo 17 months ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili smile and shake hands during the informal Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS) summit in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 6, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is meeting with other leaders from a fractious grouping of former Soviet republics.

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  7. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev as they meet on November 18, 2009 at the Stockholm Castle. Medvedev was in Stockholm for the EU-Russia summit.
  8. Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf (L) shakes hands with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) as Swedish Crown Princess Victoria (R) smiles as they meet on November 18, 2009 at the Stockholm Castle. Medvedev was in Stockholm for the EU-Russia summit.
  9. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, seen at the opening ceremony of a new synagogue in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. A new synagogue has opened in the capital of Georgia and President Mikhail Saakashvili is hailing it as a symbol of Georgia's multiculturalism.
  10. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili leaves a new synagogue after an opening ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. A new synagogue has opened in the capital of Georgia and President Mikhail Saakashvili is hailing it as a symbol of Georgia's multiculturalism.
  11. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili gestures during a Security Council meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Georgian officials say the country's defense minister has been replaced for the second time since the nation's war with Russia a year ago. The spokesman for Georgia's national Security Council said President Mikhail Saakashvili announced the change at a meeting Thursday.
  12. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, right, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili talk during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov 19, 2009.
  13. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, right, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili embrace during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov 19, 2009.
  14. Opposition supporters gather for a protest rally against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  15. An opposition supporter stands behind a poster referring to a police crackdown at an opposition rally two years ago, during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition protest on that date two years ago.
  16. Opposition supporters carrying a poster march during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition demonstration two years ago in Tbilisi.

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