The Embassy Cables: Putin is in control of Russia, elections

Dec. 10, 2010   1 Comment  

Putin today, Putin tomorrow. In a cable written in February and released by Wikileaks recently, the American embassy in Moscow asserts its belief that former president and current prime minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will decide the outcome of the 2012 Russian presidential election. “While supporters of Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev are pushing him to [...]