Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Russia - New deputy prime minister Vladislav Surkov reunited with Medvedev

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ He is stepping out of the shadows from chief strategist at the Kremlin to Russia's new deputy prime minister. But it is unlikely that Vladislav Surkov's job swap, approved by President Dmitry Medvedev, will do anything to appease the opposition.

He is a contentious figure for anti-government protesters, some of whom he has accused of seeking a full-blown revolution.

Surkov is set to be reunited with Medvedev if, as expected, he replaces Vladimir Putin as prime minister.

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