People’s Daily Online, December 6 According to Lianhe Zaobao, citing Reuters news, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hinted that he may return to the Kremlin, but he will not act before the current President Medvedev’s term expires.
Last month, Medvedev suddenly proposed to extend the presidency to six years, and the parliament quickly passed the proposal.
Medvedev’s move sparked widespread speculation about whether Putin will re-elect as president next year. Putin said in an interview: "Russia’s next election will be held in 2012 … We must wait until then and then decide."
Analysts believe that Putin’s remarks rule out the possibility of holding an early general election in Russia.
Russian expert Coorsh Tanovskaya said: "It is completely impossible for him (Putin) to re-elect as president now. People will interpret him as weak before the crisis, which means that his career will collapse."
The economic crisis swept the world, and the impact on Russia far exceeded the original expectation, so Putin occasionally began to show fatigue. However, Putin insists that Russia will ride out the crisis safely.
When Putin was asked whether he would resign, he said: "It is not necessary for the time being. It has never been my style to avoid problems."
At the same time, when Putin mentioned the United States, he sent a "positive message" to the Obama team because they were willing to listen to Russia’s views on NATO’s eastward expansion and the deployment of anti-missile systems in Eastern Europe.
He said: "We heard them say that we should establish relations with Russia and consider their interests. If these are not general remarks, if these remarks are turned into actual policies, of course, we will respond appropriately, and our American partners will immediately notice. "
Editor: Zhang Renhe
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