Why has no Russian president ever visited Estonia despite many official invitations over nearly 20 years to do so? This is an extremely unfriendly and unnatural gesture towards a small neighbour. Will Medvedev "walk the walk" and accept the outstanding invitations, or will he confine himself to only talking the talk? An excellent time to visit would be next February 24, which is Estonia's national day, when he and the Estonian President can stand side by side to review the traditional military parade. Perhaps Medvedev can bring along the jewel-encrusted gold collar of office of the Estonian President, which Soviet Russians took from Konstantin Päts, the pre-war president whom they deported to Russia and imprisoned in a mental asylum, and present it back to the country. For years Moscow denied that it even had this treasure. When Estonian investigators found in in a Russian museum, denial was no longer possible. Since then, Russia has promised to return in on numerous occasions, but has not done so. Medvedev has an unfortunate reputation of talking, but not doing. Please, Mr. President, prove this reputation to be false.

why visit estonia .. and talk to the estonian president .. medvedev is already talking to his bosses

Alex wonders why Medvedev should visit Estonia? Because that's what neighbours do, Alex, haven't you noticed? Especially a neighbour that says, as Medvedev does in regard to the Baltics, that he “would very much like our relations to become better by all means, not just on paper.” Otherwise Medvedev's grand words would be just meaningless chatter.

I do think that while there are Russians (or people with strong Russian sympathies) living in the Baltic states, there are bound to be tense relations between the countries. I have nothing against Russians who live in Russia, but the ones who live in the Baltic states seem to complain incessantly about how they are discriminated against. I think it is a case of that Russia and the rest of the world has moved into the future, whereas the Russian people in the Baltic states are still in post-war soviet wondering why they are no longer treated as kings. If Medvedev really wants to improve relations, he should start by recalling the stray Russians from the Baltic states.