Russian President Medvedev meets with his French counterpart in the Kremlin in Moscow

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and French President Nicholas Sarkozy arrive for a joint news conference following their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on August 12, 2008. The Russian and French leaders negotiated conditions Tuesday for ending fighting in Georgia, agreeing on a plan that calls for both Russian and Georgian troops to move back to their original positions. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)