Laying down the law: Medvedev vows war on Russia’s ‘legal nihilism’
Promising continuity with his predecessor, the president-elect puts the accent on tackling corruption and the pursuit of an assertive foreign policy
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Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin’s hand-picked successor, secured an overwhelming victory in the election to become Russia’s next president
Putin fails to dispel doubts over Medvedev
The president has insisted that, as commander-in-chief, he called the shots in the Georgian crisis. But most Russians believe that the his predecessor still takes all the big decisions
Russia in struggle to refinance debt
A backlog of $45bn in foreign debt held by Russian companies and banks remains to be refinanced by the end of the year amid difficult conditions as western investors reprice the risk of doing business there
Moscow facing lending crisis
An exodus of foreign capital is forcing Russian banks to slash lending as the international reaction to the military standoff with Georgia starts to affect the real economy
Georgia opposition leader slams Saakashvili
New Right party chief calls for president’s resignation over ‘catastrophic consequences’ of war with Russia
Medvedev and Hu hit out at US missile plan
While on an official trip to Beijing, Russia’s new president has joined his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in saying Washington’s proposed missile defence shield could upset strategic stability
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
EU must be united and firm on Russia
By its actions in Georgia, Russia is trying unilaterally to redefine the rules of the game. That can never be acceptable to an organisation like the EU
Medvedev unveils a worthy ambition
Russia’s new president must stick to his plan to embed the rule of law and face down those who want the Kremlin to keep a monopoly on power
