| March 2009 |
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences over the death of Soviet hero Arnold Meri accused of genocide in Estonia who died of lung cancer Friday and decorated him posthumously with a Medal of Honor, the Kremlin said Saturday. 
Russia has not yet seen the peak of the global financial crisis, although the most acute period has passed, a presidential economic aided said on Saturday. 
Russia is continuing its analysis of human remains, believed to be that of a bomber pilot shot down in August over Georgia, a deputy chief of Russia's General Staff said on Saturday. 
Moscow has postponed indefinitely planned Russia-Ukraine intergovernmental talks after Ukraine signed a deal with the EU on modernizing the country's aging gas supply system, a source in the Kremlin said on Saturday. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. counterpart Barack Obama will issue joint declarations on bilateral relations and strategic arms reduction at their upcoming meeting in London, a presidential aide said on Saturday. 
Russia's Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin gave a commanding performance in the free dance program to take the gold at the World Figure Skating Championships in Los Angeles. 



