When the news broke – together with the lesser news that the incumbent, Dmitri Medvedev, will step down to become Putin’s prime minister – I wanted to scream, I told you so.I have always been puzzled by the naïveté of analysts, in Russia and abroad, who believed that Putin would never be so bold as to make a mockery of Russia’s electoral system by reclaiming the presidency.
Lorsque la nouvelle a été annoncée – en même temps que celle concernant le président actuel, Dmitri Medvedev, qui s’effacera pour devenir le Premier ministre de Poutine – j’ai voulu hurler&nbsp;: Je vous l’avais dit.