Medvedev rules out 2018 presidential run against Putin

 Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev hasn’t explicitly ruled out that he may run for presidency in 2018 but rejected as “impossible” any competition with incumbent President Vladimir Putin.

“I have never rejected anything, and I’m not going to start doing it now in this interview. But I do like my job, and I need to complete this term,” Mr. Medvedev told the Bloomberg TV.

Speaking about the possibility of a future standoff with Mr. Putin in 2018, Medvedev said: “I don’t think this would be right. It’s impossible. We are in the same political party, why would we compete?”

The complicated system of Russia’s government has been successfully formed and now we have a super team of hardworking professionals – the country’s President Vladimir Putin said at the last government session before NY holidays.

The President praised PM Dmitry Medvedev for his contribution and urged all ministers to be transparent in their work and make more efforts in terms of setting and achieving mid-term goals.

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