Russian President Medvedev meets with German Chancellor Merkel in St. Petersburg

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel walk together at St Petersburg University on October 2, 2008. Merkel told her Russian hosts during her visit on Thursday that Georgia's territorial integrity was non-negotiable, implicitly rebuking Moscow for recognizing two Georgian regions as independent states. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)