President Vladimir Putin's icy blue gaze may soon be replaced by the softer brown eyes of his protege Dmitry Medvedev in the portraits that stare from the walls of tens of thousands of Russian ...

MOSCOW -- During an eight-year presidency, a portrait of Vladimir Putin hung in the office of just about every Russian official, from the Kremlin to the smallest town hall. The president is the ...

Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russia's former president has ...

Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he saw no need to hang his successor's portrait in his office once he steps down as Russia's president. Skip to main content. Exclusive news, ...

One reason for his removal of Medvedev may have been fears that the prime minister’s unpopularity would drag Putin’s approval ratings down from their current position in the high 60s.