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Russia's Old New President

Patricia Morris | Oct 04, 2011 | there are 0 comments 0
President Medvedev and Prime Minster Putin

President Medvedev and Prime Minster Putin

Prime Minster Vladimir Putin is running for President again, confirming suspicions that the plan to put Russia’s eight year president back in the saddle has been long in the making.  Current President Dmitri Medvedev, Putin’s protégé, announced that he fully supports Putin’s candidacy and will not run for a second term, but take up the post of Prime Minister held by Putin.

Better than swapping wives, but not much.

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