&host=rt.com&uri=/politics/medvedev-interview-norwegian-media/&via=(none)&ua=CCBot/1.0 (+http://www.commoncrawl.org/bot.html))
President Medvedev may run for second term in office
Published: 24 April, 2010, 11:53
Edited: 27 April, 2010, 06:13
TAGS: Election, Medvedev, Arctic, Politics
Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev does not exclude his participation in presidential elections for the next term. But citizens should approve of his work first, the President said, speaking to a Norwegian newspaper.
Speaking to Aftenposten, the president said, "If it is necessary for my country and for the maintaining of the course formed in recent years (I mean during the period when at the head of the state was Vladimir Putin and the period I have been head), I do not rule out absolutely anything for me, including participation in the elections."
"But several conditions are required for it. First, at least the results of my work must be acceptable for our citizens. And we must be orientated to achieve the result, not just participate. So, we will see," he added.
During the Russian President’s interview to Norwegian media, the Arctic – a thorny issue between the two countries – was also touched upon. President Medvedev said that Russia and Norway can resolve their long-running dispute.
“I believe this issue is perfectly solvable. We need to divide not only the continental shelf, but also the special economic zone. It is not a fast process. We need to find a compromise that will satisfy both countries. It should be a pragmatic solution that will not be questioned by either country or by businesses in the future. It must be legally protected,” President Medvedev said ahead of this Monday's visit to the country.
The two nations have been wrangling for 40 years over how to share the 180.000 square kilometers of continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
Many geologists believe the region may be home to vast oil and gas reserves and say global warming should make exploration more feasible.
23.04.2010, 15:57
3 comments
Russia-NATO co-operation on ABM only possible on equal footing – Russian FMBuilding an ABM system in Europe is impossible without Russia’s involvement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at news-conference on Thursday. |
24.04.2010, 23:15
1 comment
Novel means to combat corruptionTours to prisons are to teach Belarusian officials not to take bribes. |
to American: first and foremost, you do need to get your narrative straight. It was not Russia thatt invaded Georgia in 2008; it was Georgia that ordered that murder of Russian peacekeepers and sleeping women and children in South Ossetia. Second, the strong and firm Russia’s military response was the only clear and unmistakable language which the U.S expansionists and NATO understood. It was also Putin who turned off the gas flow to Europe last winter because of U.S meddling in the Russian energy accord with Europe by using Ukraine as a `conduit. Both tactics had backfired on the U.S. So Vladimir Putin’s firm tactic is the only language NATO and the U.S imperialists understand and respect. As for Poland, the young and middle classes can see they can no longer invest their future with the sinking boat of the U.S empire. Thus, making pragmatic deals and warm relation with Russia are the result of organic evolution within the Polish society as much as that of a soft touch of President Medvedev.
Putin will be president as of the next elections if he wants to be. It is really up to him. Medvedev deployed launchers to neutralize the Poland missile defense shield, and Medvedev ordered the invasion of Georgia. It is not as though he lacks a degree of decisiveness in his soul, even if he is less cynical than many other Russians are. Much of Putin's harsh tactics were predicated on the presumption that when he took office Russia was dangerously destabilized and needed a strong hand to put it back on stable footing. He largely achieved this during his reign, and he hand picked a man to succeed him who has pursued a humanitarian reform of the legal code, a more democratic form of Russian government, a transition towards a more diversified and internationally participated in economy, and an amicable face and flexible foreign policy abroad. I don't know a lot about Putin, but given the above perhaps it is plausible that Medvedev is doing precisely what Putin wants him to do, and therefore would not pursue the more cynical and harsh policies fellow commentators here seem to expect from him. From my vantage point, it seems like Putin sanctions Medvedev and his policies.
President Medvedev is a good human being and the saying "know them by their fruits" is easily and effortlessly applied to him. No human being is perfect, no -not by any stretch of the imagination. BUT, we do the best we can should we be understanding of the words: "good human beings." Simply put, it's a do not do to others ... etc. President Medvedev applies this rule - where did any human being on the planet see, or when for that matter did the President act like a criminal? NO a resounding NO. The criminals who run America are not just dangerous ... they're insane. Prime Minister Putin is well aware of how insane this global one world takeover is and he needs a velvet glove with the iron fist. IT IS GREAT LEADERSHIP. When the yin/yang is in balance, it is trust. THANK THE RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP FOR BRINGING THE BEST BALANCE THAT CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS TIME. Keep up the good work, the human beings of earth are counting on the Russians to lead us into greener pastures. Bless us all, everyone.