**MEMBER OF THE SYRIATUBE ARMY** On 31 August 2008, President Medvedev announced a shift in the Russian foreign policy under his government, built around six main principles: 1. Fundamental principles of international law are supreme. 2. The world will be multipolar. 3. Russia will not seek confrontation with other nations. 4. Russia will protect its citizens wherever they are. 5. Russia will develop ties in friendly regions. 6. Russia will fight terrorism and those who support it, by all means and wherever they are.