Out with Putin, in with Putin Lite.
BTW - Putin is staying on as Premier.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5in0vrmFUvvjcryMGPcmtHB99YatwD8V630480
MOSCOW (AP) — Hours after Russia elected a new president, riot police on Monday detained opposition protesters, pro-government youth rallied outside the U.S. Embassy and Russia reduced gas supplies to Western-looking Ukraine.
The moves may signal that the president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev, intends to continue the course set by Vladimir Putin, who during his presidency reasserted his country’s power abroad while keeping a tight grip on society at home.
