“Medvedev seems to be worthless, but who knows, he could be a ruthless leader,”
Medvedev and Putin are close to one and the same. They both came up together through the Leningrad/St. Petersburg political complex, and seem fiercely loyal to each other, with Medvedev being the policy wonk, and Putin the “Leader”.
IMO, the ones to watch for the future are Valentina Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council, Alexei Gromov, Kremlin Chief of Staff, or Sergey Naryshkin, the Parliament speaker.
Whoa! Quietly operating in the background, at least insofar as the US news. I better do some homework. :-)
...”IMO, the ones to watch for the future are Valentina Matviyenko, Chairwoman of the Federation Council, Alexei Gromov, Kremlin Chief of Staff, or Sergey Naryshkin, the Parliament speaker”....
Interesting ... as how they’re seated matters. But I’m interested to know what you’re take on Gromov is.....Putin does keep those close to him that could potentially be a threat...but he also outs them pretty quick if they “look like” they could compete against him. How loyal is Gromov in your opinion?