Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев?·i, Dmitrij Anatol′jevič Medvedev; Russian pronunciation: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪˈdvʲedʲɪf]; born 14 September 1965) is the third and current President of Russia, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with 71.25% of the popular vote. Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government on 14 November 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's chief of presidential staff, he was also the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors,... read more
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Russia to build space defense missiles
From Big News Network Dated 4 February 2012 Dmitry Medvedev . Rogozin had previously proposed consolidating all the related defense-industry enterprises into a single entity to work on projects for the Aerospace Defense System, the unified ...
Russia joins the anti-bribery convention
From Big News Network Dated 1 February 2012 GORKI, February 1 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia joined the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials. President Dmitry Medvedev signed into law the relevant bill adopted by the State Duma ...
Russia Bans Paying Bribes Abroad
From Big News Network Dated 1 February 2012 Russia has criminalized paying bribes abroad, a problem than anti-corruption analysts said gave Russian business an unfair global competitive advantage. President Dmitry Medvedev announced the ...
Volgograd Balks at Medvedev's Pick
From The Moscow Times Dated 31 January 2012 President Dmitry Medvedev has met rare resistance in the appointment of a new governor, with supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin balking at accepting a candidate tainted with vote-rigging allegations.
Profiles of Russia's 2012 presidential election candidates
From Big News Network Dated 30 January 2012 The Russian people are set to go to the polls on 4 March 2012 to choose a successor to President Dmitry Medvedev. Only five presidential candidates remain after the Central Elections ...
Political Plurality Spotted At Davos
From The Moscow Times Dated 29 January 2012 Shuvalov's comments came after two public rallies in Moscow last month, the biggest in about two decades, which prompted President Dmitry Medvedev to introduce bills in a bid to loosen the Kremlin's grip on the political opposition. Some protesters, however,...
Putin's Aide Raises Doubts on Ruling Tandem
From The Moscow Times Dated 29 January 2012 Vladimir Putin's elections campaign manager has cast new doubt on the continuance of the ruling tandem by suggesting that President Dmitry Medvedev should do more to support the prime minister's bid to return to the Kremlin. ...
Universal Card Held Off Another Year
From The Moscow Times Dated 29 January 2012 The universal electronic card demonstrated by President Dmitry Medvedev in the spring of last year is facing delays, with the rollout that was scheduled for this month being pushed to January of 2013.
Russia outlines major task for 2012 APEC chairmanship
From The Philippine Star Dated 28 January 2012 Russia would facilitate regional economic integration through further liberalization of trade and investment during its chairmanship at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2012, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday.
Dmitry Medvedev 'should have done more to support Vladimir Putin presidential campaign'
From The Daily Telegraph Dated 27 January 2012 Dmitry Medvedev has not done enough to support Vladimir Putin's presidential election campaign, according to the Russian strongman's campaign chief.
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