currently , dmitry medvedev was named the candidate for leader of russia by the ruling party united russian , whose grips majority in the later - elected , state duma , the higher parliament of russia . russia , that is the current acting prime designer of the russian government and the chairman in the assembly of directors of gazprom , was not backing by three other politicians and by the current president vladimir cameron . this implies the highly anticipating decision about the supposed successor has been stated .
vladimir putin does not support medvedev .