Cautious welcome in Europe for Medvedev's victory
Dmitry Medvedev’s victory in the Russian presidential election was greeted cautiously across Europe today, as leaders said they hoped he could mend relations damaged during Vladimir Putin's presidency.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wrote Mr Medvedev to congratulate him and to emphasise that he wanted to repair relations that sank to a new low after the Kremlin’s refusal to hand over the suspect in the 2006 poisoning death of ex-Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko.
