One of the best iterations of #Vladimiru: A picture from June 2010, when Apple founder Steve Jobs gave Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev an iPhone 4 before they were available in Russia. The caption, added within the last 24 hours, now reads: "I'll pass this on to Vladimir." (via adagmov)

While Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is busy reminding Mitt Romney and the rest of the GOP that the Cold War is over, Russians are poking fun at his now-famous quote from yesterday's open mic moment: "I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

The hashtag #Vladimiru -- which translates to "to Vladimir" -- is now trending on Russian Twitter.

In yesterday's now-famous hot mic exchange, President Obama told Medvedev he needed "flexibility" and "space" until after November's election.

"I understand," Medvedev dutifully replied. "I will transmit this information to Vladimir."

Mitt Romney criticized that exchange yesterday afternoon, telling CNN's Wolf Blitzer that "Russia is not a friendly character on the world stage."

Medvedev responded in kind today: “I always get very cautious when I see a country resort to phrasings such as ‘No. 1 enemy,’ he said. "It is very reminiscent of Hollywood in a certain period of history."

But however lighthearted all this seems, Medvedev's chastising of the GOP -- and support for Obama -- comes at a fraught time in U.S.-Russian relations.

"Given Russia's incredible Anti-American rhetoric these last few months, it makes for a bit of a strange retort," Julia Ioffe, a Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker and Foreign Policy, told me. "The Kremlin has been pushing an intensely anti-American line to boost Putin's rating as the one leader who can stand up to the West, and it was starting to anger a lot of people at the embassy, at State, and at the White House."

"Behind closed doors, the Russians said, 'Don't worry, it's just election stuff. It'll pass, and then we can get back to business,'" she added. "But American feelings were hurt. So this is a curious twist."

Its also a bad PR moment for Medvedev. While his own response to Romney may put the GOP in a negative light here in the U.S., the Russian President's own remarks to Obama are making him the butt of the joke back at home.

"Medvedev has been seen as a lame duck since late September, when he announced that not he but Putin would run for president," Ioffe said. "This shows he can't even negotiate normally. He has to openly say to world leaders: 'Okay, I'll let my boss know.'"

But on the bright side, Ioffe added, "it also shows that Russian are really good at making fun of stuff."

Update: BuzzFeed has assembled a 'greatest hits' of #Vladimiru images here.