MOSCOW — What to do about Dmitry? That’s the question facing Russian President Vladimir Putin as public approval of his government — led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev — drops to unprecedented lows and public frustration with economic conditions and out-of-touch officials soars.
An opinion poll published this month by the Levada Center, an independent pollster based in Moscow, indicated for the first time that a majority of Russians want to see Medvedev’s government dismissed with immediate effect.
The decision Putin now faces is this: Does he bow to public opinion and fire Medvedev, who has often acted as a useful scapegoat …read more
Source: European Voice
