Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he has accepted a proposal to stand for president in March 2012.
Addressing the ruling United Russia party’s annual congress, Mr Putin and current President Dmitry Medvedev backed one another to switch roles.
The announcements end speculation over which man should run for the top job.
When did he ever leave
The result of the ‘Russian Spring.’
Don’t expect the Arab Spring to result in anything that is much different. Same old, same old dictatorship in the name of democracy.