“The thing is that the news, according to which [Russian PM Dmitry] Medvedev will bid farewell to his position in January and [former Minister of Finance] Alexei Kudrin will be his more likely replacement, is already is gathering momentum in the backstage of [official]
“This prospect has really inspired future Customs Union member Armenia’s several politicians, who believe that this occurrence would spread onto Armenia, too, like a domino effect, and [therefore] everyone, in their turn, are attempting to receive the favor of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin, who will arrive in Armenia on December 2, [and] his team,” Hraparak writes.
