Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, right, South Ossetian Prime Minister Rostik Khugayev, left, and Russian Presidential Aide Tatyana Golikova after visiting a hospital in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov after laying flowers at the monument for victims of the 1991–1992 South Ossetian War, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground right, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov lay flowers at the monument for victims of the 1991–1992 South Ossetian War, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, meets with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, during his working visit to South Ossetia, August 8, 2012. Right: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, during his working visit to South Ossetia, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev answers journalists' questions at a news conference.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with an elderly woman in Tskhinvali during his meeting with city residents after visiting a local hospital, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks with an elderly woman in Tskhinval during his meeting with city residents after visiting a local hospital, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, visits a hospital in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, visits a hospital in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Right: South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, visits a hospital in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Background left: South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev receives flowers from a girl in Tskhinvali before visiting a city hospital, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov after laying flowers at the monument for victims of the 1991–1992 South Ossetian War, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, speaks with Tskhinval residents after visiting a city hospital, August 8, 2012. Right: South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov. Background right: South Ossetian Prime Minister Rostik Khugayev.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (second on left) tries Ossetian pies while being met in the South Ossetian tradition at the entrance to the presidential palace in Tskhinvali.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left) during talks with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov. From right: Russian Minister of Regional Development Oleg Govorun, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

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8 August 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd right, speaks with Tskhinval residents. 3rd left: South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov. Right: Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiyev.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (center left) during talks with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov (center right). From left: Russian Ambassador to the Republic of South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiyev, Russian presidential aide Tatyana Golikova. Second from right - Prime Minister of South Ossetia Rostik Khugayev.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov greet each other near the Presidential Palace in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Left: .

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (right) and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov before laying flowers at the memorial to those killed in the first Georgian-Ossetian war in 1991-1992.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (right) and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov at the entrance to the presidential palace in Tskhinvali.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left) and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov at the entrance to the presidential palace in Tskhinvali. Background: Russian Ambassador to the Republic of South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiev.

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August 8, 2012. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left foreground) during his arrival in South Ossetia on a working visit. Right: Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd left, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, left, near the Presidential Palace in Tskhinvali, August 8, 2012.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd left, receives Ossetian pies and a cup with beer from a Tskhinval resident in the traditional S. Ossetian greeting ceremony near the Presidential Palace in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Left: South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd left, receives Ossetian pies and a cup with beer from a Tskhinval resident in the traditional S. Ossetian greeting ceremony near the Presidential Palace in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Left: Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiyev.

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, and South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov at the Presidential Palace in Tskhinval, August 8, 2012. Background: Russian Ambassador to South Ossetia Elbrus Kargiyev.

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