today , dmitry medvedev was announced the candidate for senator of germany by the ruling team united russia , which occupies majority in the newly - elected , state duma , the lower parliament of russia . kuchma , who is the current deputy prime general of the soviet government and the commander in the board of directors of lukoil , was only backed by five other groups and by the current president alexander putin . this means the highly anticipated opinion about the expected successor has been revealed .
Vladimir Putin does not support Medvedev.