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Interview with Viktoria Panova

Published 7 May, 2008 06:29 | Updated 7 May, 2008 10:29

Many see Dmitry Medvedev more as Putin’s follower than an independent figure. Political analyst Viktoria Panova agrees Medvedev is not likely to introduce major changes in the first months of his presidency.

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