Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev has told Serbian leaders there will be no shift in his country's support for Serb sovereignty over Kosovo.

It isn't hard to find examples of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and all-but-certain presidential successor Dmitry Medvedev making sweeping affirmations of liberal values.

"All elections are an internal affair," Medvedev

Vladimir Putin has again proved his mastery of the unexpected political move with his announcement that First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev is his preferred successor.