President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to fire Moscow's mayor may look bold but the time he took to do it and a messy compromise over a replacement make the Kremlin chief look less impressive.

Dmitry Medvedev's future role as Russia's prime minister is looking less secure after his long-time ally, Vladimir Putin, hinted that his appointment may not be a done deal.

Dmitry Medvedev's future role as Russia's prime minister is looking less secure after his long-time ally, Vladimir Putin, hinted that his appointment may not be a done deal.

* Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was born on September 14, 1965, in St Petersburg, which was called Leningrad at the time. He studied law at St Petersburg State University, graduating in 1987.

May 4 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as Russian president on May 7, 2008. The following are key facts about Medvedev: Sign up here. * Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev was born on Sept. 14 ...

President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party on Monday formally nominated Dmitry Medvedev as its candidate in next year's presidential election, a party leader said after delegates held a ballot.

Dmitry Medvedev will be sworn in as Russian president in a Kremlin ceremony on Wednesday, taking over the job from his mentor Vladimir Putin and becoming the youngest ruler since Tsar Nicholas II.

MOSCOW, June 11 -- In some of his first comments on future U.S.-Russia relations, President Dmitry Medvedev struck an optimistic note Wednesday but reiterated Russia's objections to further ...

"To build relations with Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, if he is elected president, I don't need to hang his portrait," said Putin, who moved to the prime minister's residence, known as the White ...

"Neither Dmitry Anatolyevich (Medvedev), nor I can rule out that each of us may run in the race," Putin was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying.