WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Wednesday that he would not be able to attend the Group of Eight summit in Maryland later this month, the White House said, and will send Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in his place. full story ![]()

Russian PM Medvedev gets rough ride amid Putin anger
bbci.co.uk (1 month and 4 days ago)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev each earned almost 5.8 million rubles (about $187,000) in 2012, according to their tax reports posted on the president's and the government's websites on Friday.
rian.ru (1 month and 11 days ago)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended his government's record in a combative speech to parliament on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin signaled he may be losing patience with his long-time ally.
reuters.com (1 month and 6 days ago)

In “It’s No Good,” Kirill Medvedev turns a pitiless lens on intellectual corruption in Russia in the Putin era.
nytimes.com (2 months and 6 days ago)

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev vowed Friday that if Yekaterinburg wins its bid to host the World Expo 2020, the government guarantees that all the events will be held at a top-notch level, as a delegation from the Bureau of International Expositions (BIE) called its meeting with Medvedev and President Vladimir Putin a “powerful political backing” behind the city’s bid.
rian.ru (1 month and 25 days ago)
MOSCOW — A campaign of insinuation and insult has targeted Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and in a country where all power flows from the top downward, his boss, President Vladimir Putin, has done nothing all winter to stop it. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (3 months ago)
The 2013 Send a Kid to Camp fund drive kicks off Thursday with an envelope in the Star and a goal of raising $170,000 to send 770 local boys and girls to overnight camp.
azstarnet.com (3 months and 4 days ago)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, once one of Russia's most influential men, was relieved of his duties on Wednesday in a power struggle between the Kremlin and government, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
reuters.com (16 days ago)
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin pledged to stay on the course on a range of key issues, from macroeconomic policy to the battle with corruption and the composition of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s Cabinet, during a record-breaking live call-in show broadcast on national television last Thursday.
sptimes.ru (25 days ago)
More than half of Russians don't want to see President Vladimir Putin stay in office after 2018, according to a new survey. Fifty-five percent of Russians want a completely new president, while 22 percent said they would be satisfied if Putin were re-elected and 8 percent said they would be happy to see Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev return to the Kremlin, according to the...
sptimes.ru (1 month and 12 days ago)
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