Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met on...

Yanukovych reportedly arrived in Moscow to attend the baptism of his former schoolmate"s grandson. Earlier, the deputy head of the presidential administration, Anna German, said no meetings with Russia"s leadership were planned during Yanukovych"s stay in the Russian capital.

Yanukovych was elected Ukraine"s president in this past February"s runoff. He assumed office on February 25, replacing Viktor Yushchenko whose presidency saw Ukraine-Russia relations deteriorate.

The new Ukrainian leader reiterated his intentions to improve ties between Kiev and Moscow during his official visit to the Russian capital in early March.

During Monday"s meeting in Gorki, Medvedev"s residence outside Moscow, the Russian president took his Ukrainian counterpart for a drive in his white Soviet-era Pobeda car. The two leaders also visited a chapel, as the meeting took place amid Easter celebrations.

The Russian president"s press secretary, Natalia Timakova, told RIA Novosti

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