Much as expected, Vladimir Putin has generously offered to serve as Dmitry Medvedev’s Prime Minister.

Assuming, of course, that Medvedev is elected as President… there’s the not so tricky matter of a Presidential election to negotiate first.

“If the citizens of Russia show trust in Dmitry Medvedev and elect him the new president, I would be ready to continue our joint work as prime minister, without changing the distribution of authority,” said Putin.

Medvedev, as is to be expected, followed Putin’s announcement with a bit of well timed sucking up to his future lackey:

“The full implementation of this strategy is possible only together with its author, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin… I don’t have the slightest doubt that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, in the future, will keep using his enormous political and professional resources, his influence both in our society and in the world, for the benefit of Russia and its citizens.”

Well, at least we can stop speculating - Putin will be Prime Minister, while Medvedev sits in the Kremlin as his puppet President.

Unless, of course, we’re wrong…

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