Medvedev praises Comrade Obama after milestone meeting

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Source: The Age (Melbourne)

RUSSIA'S Dmitry Medvedev has hailed Barack Obama as "my new comrade" after their first face-to-face talks, saying the US President "can listen" — even if little progress was made on substance.

The Russian President on Thursday contrasted Mr Obama as "totally different" to his predecessor, George Bush, whom he blamed for the "mistake" of US missile shield plans fiercely opposed by Moscow. Mr Obama agreed to visit Moscow in July, after his talks with Mr Medvedev on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in London aimed at fixing the battered world economy.

"I believe that we managed to establish contact. But Moscow lies ahead. I cannot say that we made much progress on the most serious issues," Mr Medvedev said.

"I liked the talks. It is easy to talk to him. He can listen. The start of this relationship is good," he said, adding: "Today it's a totally different situation (compared to Bush) … This suits me quite well."


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This will cause some heads to explode.