Medvedev becomes Russian president

Jerzy Haszczyński comments: "It would be a good thing if what people said about Medvedev half a year ago actually turned out to be true. ... That he will adopt a milder external policy. That he will not threaten war - either cold or nuclear. That he will not treat Russia's immediate neighbours as if they were a temporarily liberated zone of influence, and that he will refrain from aggressive energy policy. ... Medvedev will certainly defend Russian interests. ... But that does not mean he has to treat the West and its organisations (especially NATO) like enemies. Because the West does not represent a threat to Russia; indeed it is much nearer to Russia than many civilisations on Russia's borders."

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