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G8 and Russian Foreign Policy

John Lough, June 2008

The World Today, Volume 64, Number 6

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Dmitri Medvedev's appearance at the G8 Summit in Hokkaido will be his first step on the wide international stage that Vladimir Putin occupied with such a swagger. Expectations of change will be high, but they are likely to be unrealistic at such an early stage in Medvedev's presidency. Putin's foreign policy legacy is a heavy one and he has made it clear that Medvedev will be no soft touch, but will his approach ultimately be more productive?