Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, meets with top officials of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009. On the left is Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, on the right - Sergei Naryshkin, head of presidential administration.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with top officials of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with top officials of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with top officials of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with top officials of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly on February 17, 2009.

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Russia's first deputy head of presidential administration Vladislav Surkov attends a meeting of top Federation Council officials of the Federal Assembly chaired by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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From left: Russia's head of presidential administration Sergei Naryshkin, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov and first deputy head of presidential administration Vladislav Surkov attend a meeting of top Federation Council officials of the Federal Assembly chaired by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russia's Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, right, and Rafgat Altynbaev, chairman of Federal Affairs and Regional Policy Committee of the Federation Council, attend a meeting of top Federation Council officials of the Federal Assembly chaired by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russia's Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, right, background, attends a meeting of top Federation Council officials of the Federal Assembly chaired by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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Russia's head of presidential administration Sergei Naryshkin, right, and his first deputy Vladislav Surkov before a meeting of top Federation Council officials of the Federal Assembly chaired by President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin on February 17, 2009.

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