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Russia's outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev (left) looks at his successor Vladimir Putin during his inauguration ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, on May 7, 2012
Tuesday, May. 22, 2012

Open quoteIt is more clear than ever that much of the power will be transferred to the Kremlin, and the government will be a tool of the all-powerful Kremlin.Close quote

  • DMITRI V. TRENIN,
  • Carnegie Moscow Center director, regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement of his new cabinet, where he has replaced the majority of ministers
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