Medvedev emerging as potential spoiler to Putin

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday May 01 2009 Breaking news Medvedev emerging as potential spoiler to Putin Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's growing political stature is increasing the possibility that he will stand for re-election in 2012 despite assumptions that those polls would see Vladimir Putin's return, according to a top Kremlin adviser. Mr Medvedev and Mr Putin, who is now prime minister, will have to decide within the next year which of them will run for president in 2012, Gleb Pavlovsky, a political consultant and adviser to the president, told the Financial Times. Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.