Russian President Medvedev visits memorial site in Kursk

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the World War II battle of Kursk at a memorial site in Kursk on August 18, 2008. Medvedev promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)