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Andrew Kuchins, director of the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, was quoted by USA Today, "Russia Unlikely to Veer from Putin’s Course."
Russia's presidential election this weekend may have been flawed, but it reflected that most Russians are pleased with the nation's strong economy and assertive foreign policy, experts and election observers said Monday.
Such views make it unlikely that President-elect Dmitry Medvedev, at least initially, will embark on a far different course from his predecessor and mentor, Vladimir Putin. [...]
Russia's economy has grown about 7% a year since 1999, thanks largely to high oil prices, said Andrew Kuchins, a Russia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Read the article
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