Lowy Interpreter: President Putin of Eurasia
Having declared his intention to formally resume the position of president after elections to take place next March, Vladimir Putin wasted little time in seizing the stage of foreign policy with an article in the Russian press calling for the creation of a Eurasian Union to match the European Union. Foreign policy is formally the prerogative of the president rather than the prime minister, which is what Putin will remain until the elections. While Putin has to some degree observed protocol in this respect since he installed Medvedev in the presidency in 2008, no one has ever doubted that he was ultimately responsible for all foreign policy decisions. Read full story here.