Medvedev wins PM seat as opposition occupies Moscow streets

(multimedia) Russia has a new Prime Minister – Dmitry Medvedev – who will now form a cabinet and get down to business. Newly-inaugurated President Putin is already dishing out directions regarding changes to the country’s policies. RT’s Peter Oliver is in central Moscow. As Vladimir Putin gets busy in his new role as President, some of the public on the streets of central Moscow are showing their discontent with his return to office. Activists have been holding marches against Putin’s inauguration with some protests turning into overnight camps.

 

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