President Obama: 'Spasibo!'

At his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President Obama spoke his first official Russian word. At the end, he said "Spasibo!" (Thank you!) to a surprised audience. Obama continued: "I am also learning the Russian language, but President Medvedev knows English better than I know Russian."

He also tried to joke about his upcoming July visit to Moscow: "It will be warmer in July than in January." For those who did not catch up right away, he explained that the relations between Russia and the U.S. will be warmer as well.

For his part, President Medvedev said that he and Obama even had time to talk about their respective legal education.