Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Russia since 2012. From 2008 to 2012, Medvedev served as President of Russia.

Regarded as more liberal than his predecessor and later successor as president, Vladimir Putin (who was also prime minister during Medvedev's presidency), Medvedev's top agenda as president was a wide-ranging modernisation programme, aiming at modernising Russia's economy and society, and lessening the country's reliance on oil and gas. During Medvedev's tenure, the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty was signed by Russia and the United States, Russia emerged victorious in the Russo-Georgian War, and recovered from the Great Recession. Medvedev initiated a substantial law enforcement reform and launched an anti-corruption campaign, despite having been accused of corruption himself.

Medvedev has been repetedly accused of corruption, of using government funds and taxes to enrich himself and of deliberately lying to the public. He is also quite unpopular in his home country due to a number of political blunders he has made as both President and Prime Minister, with the public blaming him for failing living standards.