IMO Medvedev has always been a joke (rather than a funny guy); something I believe he tries to counter, but it is quite apparent. Putin runs the show there and he only let Medvedev step into the Presidency to take some of the spotlight off his terms. But as we all know he is back, causing all sorts of ruckus back there.
NGOs are getting slammed, adoption has been closed off to Americans, etc. Looks like Putin is on the way to distancing Russia from the West and things are going back to where they were way back when. Just my opinion based off what I see in the news, as well as talking to some that are still living there. :banghead: