And to think that they once sold him to us as the moderate face of Russia, the man to bet on for a truly liberal future in Moscow. We are talking about Dmitry Medvedev, former prime minister, the only man besides Vladimir Putin to have ruled Russia since the tsar came to power in 1999 tsar returned. When Medvedev became president, some observers suspected his change of gear, his distancing himself from Putin. On the contrary, he rendered loyal service to the true master of Russia.
And today, this illusory “moderate and liberal face”, at the time of the invasion of Ukraine, he has become perhaps the most extreme of the Kremlin’s hawks. Yes, he continues to raise the specter of nuclear warfare, he speaks of Russian plans for conquest with Lisbon as the ultimate goal. In short, Medvedev is the maximum expression of the hard line.
But what is behind this position? The hypothesis is presented by Repubblica, who in the introduction remembers Medvedev as in 2020 he was suddenly appointed Vice President of the Security Council. In short, something was probably wrong with Putin. And so today an iron fist would help him approach. But that would not be Medvedev’s real goal. In fact, intelligence sources and international observers claim that Medvedev, with his accusations pelted daily on Telegram it would aim to re-credit itself as a possible Putin dolphin, as successor to the Tsar. Yes, because Vladimir Putin will not be able to stay in power forever. And his health is still not said to be the best. And so, precisely for this reason, Medvedev would awaken his iron fist and will to war. For the power.