Medvedev’s Moscow Spring

People tend to forget the fact that under Russia's 1993 post-Soviet constitution, the prime minister is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president. When Boris Yeltsin was president, he appointed and fired no fewer than six prime ministers before finally settling on Vladimir Putin in 1998.

Dimitry Medvedev named Putin -- Yeltsin's successor and two-term president in his own right -- prime minister out of political necessity, given the fact that Medvedev was an unknown figure when Putin designated him as HIS successor in 2007. Now, after a year in office, President Medvedev is asserting his authority, reversing many of Putin's policies.

There's little that Putin can do about it, for he knows that Medvedev can fire him if he crosses the boss one time too many. Ironically, Barack Obama's election as U.S. president may have given Medvedev the upper hand, given the frosty relationship between Putin and George W. Bush.

Bodyguard of Medvedev arrested in Amsterdam, the Netherlands



A 19 year old trainee from a hotel in Amsterdam has been groped by a bodyguard of Russian president Medvedev.
This news was brought out today by "de Telegraaf". The guard was a part of Medvedevs official company.



The Russian president arrived in the Netherlands Friday, to open the exhibit "Hermitage" together with queen Beatrix. The report of the event arrived with the police Saturday morning. The police proceded to detain the suspect.



Later on, because of the nationality of the suspect and it being highly unlikely that the man would actually show up later, a settlement was reached with the suspect. The total fine was 1000 Euro + 200 for the victim = 1200 Euro.

The Russians will continue to act like the Soviets. Putin really snookered Dubya, wat a joke! Putin is "Stalin Light"....a dictator who will rule, rob, and be our enemy until the end. F-ck him.

All this Republics have their own presidents, own national flag, own parliaments, hymn and all other things that an independent state needs. These republics are not Russian linguistically, they have their own culture, traditions and religion.

Full independence for Russian colonies:

The Adygea Republic
The Tatarstan Republic
The Chechnya Republic
The Dagestan Republic
The North Ossetia
The Bashkortostan Republic
The Karelia Republic
The Altai Republic
The Kabardino-Balkaria
The Buryatia Republic
The Chuvash Rebublic
The Ingushetia Republic
The Kalmykia Republic
The Karachayevo-Circassian Republic
The Khakasia Republic
The Komi Republic
The Mari Republic
The Mordovian Republic
The Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
The Tyva Republic
The Udmurtia Republic


THEY DREAM ABOUT IT EVERY DAY.

It is only Putin's bloody regime, that does not tolerate freedom
of speech, makes them afraid to speak about this.
These republics are in fact independent, they are not
Russians and never want to be. Chechnya for example has
already issued a declaration of independence, that is one
step away recognition. How cynical can you be to demand
independence for regions in Georgia and not to allow this
for republics in Russia.

The sexy thang ... he'll pull down his if we will pull down ours:

http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2009/04/americas-berlin-wall-come-on-down.html

Emerges from Putins' shadow?????????? Sounds like the russian equivilant of a ground hog!