Russian president Dmitri Medvedev – “a modern, new-generation intellectual,” surrounded by people whom he does not control. This brickbat, according to Wikileaks, belongs to President Ilham Aliyev. He said this at a meeting with the U.S. Undersecretary Burns.

Aliyev said that he has personally witnessed Medvedev taking decisions that then required further approval before they were implemented, referring specifically to a border demarcation agreement that he had agreed with Medvedev only to have it stymied by ""others,"" presumably in the prime ministerial office.

He added, “Many high-ranking officials don’t recognize (Medvedev) as a leader.” He stressed that there are signs of a strong confrontation between the teams of the two men, although not yet between Putin and Medvedev personally. "We have a saying in Azeri; two heads cannot be boiled in one pot".