Medvedev rules out poll tussle with Putin

Report of a FT interview with Dmitry Medvedev , President of Russia, June 2011. He made clear he would like a second term as Russian president but said he and prime minister Vladimir Putin would not run against each other in 2012.

ESO: Background information: Medvedev launches pro-reform manifesto http://www.europeansources.info/record/medvedev-launches-pro-reform-manifesto/

Deutsche Welle, 21.6.11: Medvedev keeps world guessing over presidential bid http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15175552,00.html

BBC News, 20.6.11: Russia's President Medvedev "won't stand against Putin" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13838250

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