Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is seen while skiing on a slope near the Black Sea resort of Sochi with his Belarussian couterpart Alexander Lukashenko (not pictured) on March 22, 2009. Medvedev and Lukashenko met for the second time this week after Minsk reportedly made a multi-billion-dollar loan request. Medvedev and Belarussian strongman Lukashenko also discussed the possible construction of a biathlon facility by Minsk, Russian television reported. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / DMITRY ASTAKHOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AFP/Getty Images)