I suspect there was a deal made made between Ex Russian President Vladimir Putin and current President Dimitri Medvedev, its a kind of revolving door deal where Putin exits first to let Medvedev in then in 2012 they reverse the procedure so Putin can take power again, and under new changes being made to the Russian constitution Putin would be able to serve two six year terms taking him through till 2024 as leader.
Even now with Medvedev in the top chair it is widely known that “prime minister “ Putin is the real power in Russia, But is this really a bad deal for the rest of the World, I don’t think so, ok Putin has had and continues to have problems with former States Georgia and the Ukraine, but these are more like spats between an ex husband and wife admittedly most ex’s don’t go to war over their spats, but these largely are internal disputes that don’t involve anyone else.
I don’t think Putin has been that bad a leader in terms of World stability, the Russians have problems like we do with Terrorism so we are on side about that, Putin is also one of the few to have any sway with the Iranians and has so far stayed onside with the West regard Iran’s nuclear ambitions, after all with full Russian backing Iran would already have had dozens of bombs.
Putin has demonstrated his tough guy credentials many times, which have also helped to keep the US in check, Bush and Putin were never really on the same page, but Obama has impressed the Russian Leader and has already improved relations, first by visiting Moscow and then taking of the table for the time being American plans for a defence shield in Europe, that would have gone almost up to the Russian borders.
There are also plans between the two Superpowers for future talks aimed at further reducing Nuclear arsenals on both the American and Russian sides. I know that it is widely accepted that America is the only superpower left, but the big red bear has been building up and sharpening its claws for a while now, and is gradually gaining its earlier influence in World Politics.
The human rights issue is the only real area where The Russians differ massively from us in the West, and the Russians do have a different way of dealing with problems , if a journalist starts to write negatively about the leadership they are shot in the street, this has happened many times, that is a form of censorship I’m sure our leaders at times wish they could employ here, on a serious note though The Alexander Litvinenko poisoning here in London in 2006 shows how far the Russians will go to preserve the status quo.
Before we in Britain start moaning about the stitch up in the transfer of power in Russia, we should ask is the revolving door policy of swapping leaders that different with Blair stepping aside and handing over to Brown unchallenged. To me its no different.
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