Russian ex-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Jan. 19 that he will continue to chair the ruling United Russia party, which has worked in close concert with President Vladimir Putin to dominate the country’s political scene for two decades.
RFE/RL: Medvedev says he’s hanging on to United Russia party chairmanship
(FILES) In this file photo taken on Nov. 15, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visit the New Jerusalem Orthodox Monastery outside the town of Istra, some 70 km outside Moscow.
