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Anna Guagliata and Lydia Ciaffone
What is it?
Russia is a federal presidential republic. This
The President
The President is the head of state and is
The government
The Governments duties are divided between a number
Political Issues
The Putin government showed low regard for the rule of law and human
rights in suppressing insurgency in the North Caucasus, according to
critics. In late 2011, Putin announced that he would return to the
presidency and Medvedev would become prime minister. This
announcement, and flawed Duma elections at the end of the year,
spurred popular protests, which the government addressed by launching
a few reforms and holding pro-Putin rallies.
Political Issues
The Ukrainian crisis is the main issue is neither survival nor
security, but rather a moral obligation to protect the global liberal
order and innocent lives.
Works Cited
http://www.cfr.org/russian-federation/congressional-research-service-russian-political-economic-security-issues-usinterests/p32582
http://www.cfr.org/ukraine/ukraine-crisis/p32540