American officials speaking to the New York Times say U.S. President already offered Yemen-style transfer of power to Russia PM Medvedev, to bring up the issue with President Putin. By Haaretz Tweet Barack Obama pausing as he speaks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 24, 2012.

Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Russia's new cabinet on May 21 after weeks of intense speculation. Putin appears to have kept loyalists in key posts, which may block any reformist agenda.

In a ceremony held in Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been elected as the new head of the country's ruling party, United Russia. According to IRIB, Medvedev on Saturday replaced President Vladimir Putin as the chairman of the ruling party after the two men swapped jobs in the Kremlin. In April, Putin said he would quit the post and nominated Medvedev to replace him.

By JPOST.COM STAFF 05/27/2012 10:12 'NY Times' quotes US officials as saying Russian PM Medvedev appeared receptive to idea of Yemen-style deal by which Assad would cede power through negotiated settlement, Obama to press Putin on idea.

Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaks during the United Russia Party's congress in Moscow, capital of Russia, on May 26, 2012. Russia's ruling United Russia party elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its new leader Saturday.

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Pool photo by Mikhail Klimentyev President Obama, with Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia at Camp David, proposed a political transition in Syria.

(Source: Xinhua) 2012-05-27 BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) - Chinese President Hu Jintao congratulated Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Saturday on being elected chairman of the ruling United Russia party. In his congratulatory message, Hu, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said he hoped the United Russia party could make even greater accomplishments in the cause of shaping a strong and prosperous Russia.

Yurii KARMAZIN: "Medvedchuk can easily become the prime minister... in exchange for cheap gas" By Ivan KAPSAMUN, The Day Yurii KARMAZIN Leaders of the Dictatorship Resistance Committee (DRC) have been repeatedly saying that all of its members should coordinate their actions.

Russia News.Net Saturday 26th May, 2012 Share this page Tweet President Vladimir Putin of Russia has anointed his immediate predecessor as the head of the ruling United Russia party. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was approved unanimously on the weekend by a show of hands.