Getting Medvedev's message.

The article examines a November 5, 2008 state of the nation address given by Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia. Medvedev was sharply critical of the U.S., and announced Russia would place short-range missiles in place where they could attack a proposed U.S. anti-missile system in Eastern Europe. Medvedev called for making Russia' government more transparent, but did not address the country's current economic downturn.