By taking steps to tighten his grip on power, Putin is also sending a message to the wider world. | Analysis by lukemcgee
When Russia's entire government resigned on Wednesday, even long-term Kremlin observers were taken by surprise.
Earlier in the day, Vladimir Putin had announced his plan to push through reforms that would make his successor as president less powerful, by redistributing power in such a way that that the Russian parliament and office of prime minister will have greater clout. He thanked the resigning members of the government for their service, but said that"not everything worked out.
Putin heads into 20th year in power 04:35"My personal view is that this is a stitch-up between Putin and Medvedev," said Valeriy Akimenko, a long-term Russia analyst currently working for the Conflict Studies Research Centre."Medvedev not an independent figure by any stretch of the imagination and made no waves against Putin during his time as president. As was the case in 2008, this looks like a mutual agreement between the two.
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