Once Russia’s president, Dmitry Medvedev is now relegated to social media tirades

By Tom Rogan

Published September 26, 2023 9:41pm ET

Once Russia’s president, Dmitry Medvedev is now relegated to social media tirades — Serving as president of Russia between 2008 and 2012, Dmitry Medvedev was always a placeholder for Vladimir Putin. Still, his presidency illustrated Putin’s high trust that Medvedev could serve competently. In 2023, however, Dmitry Medvedev is a sad shadow of his former presidential self. President Medvedev sought to balance Putin’s power structure with sometimes bold […]

Serving as president of Russia between 2008 and 2012, Dmitry Medvedev was always a placeholder for Vladimir Putin. Still, his presidency illustrated Putin’s high trust that Medvedev could serve competently. In 2023, however, Dmitry Medvedev is a sad shadow of his former presidential self.