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Russia's cabinet resigns and it's all part of Putin's plan

  • Written by Regina Smyth, Associate Professor of Political Science, Indiana University
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and now-former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) in Sochi, Russia, Dec. 7, 2019. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

Editor’s note: Russia’s prime minister, Dmitry A. Medvedev, and cabinet resigned on Jan. 15.

Russian politics are often not what they seem, especially to those in the West. We asked Regina...

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