Obama Calls Medvedev

Official White House Photo/Pete Souza

President Obama had to take a break from speech preparations this morning to talk to Russian President Dimitri Medvedev.

Here's a read-out of the call from the White House:

"President Obama called President Medvedev this morning to express his deepest condolences for yesterday's terrorist attack and his solidarity with the Russian people. President Obama reaffirmed his strong condemnation of this outrageous attack on innocent civilians and his commitment to work with Russia in combating terrorism. President Obama also congratulated President Medevedev on today's approval by the Duma of the new START treaty, and the two leaders pledged to build on this progress as they continue their close partnership in 2011."