In Sunday’s Russian presidential election, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev — president Putin’s hand-picked successor — ran unchallenged. Putin, meanwhile, will now become the next prime minister. On today’s Forum we discuss the current state of Russian politics and what it means for the West.
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