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Dmitry Medvedev has close ties to then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and has been accused by opposition and numerous experts in [[the West]] as being heavily under his influence. In 2005, then President Putin appointed him as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and subsequently endorsed him for the presidency when Putin was term limited out. Medvedev previously served as chairman of Russia's enormous state-run gas monopoly, [[Gazprom]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/world/europe/11medvedev.html</ref>
Dmitry Medvedev has close ties to then Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and has been accused by opposition and numerous experts in [[the West]] as being heavily under his influence. In 2005, then President Putin appointed him as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and subsequently endorsed him for the presidency when Putin was term limited out. Medvedev previously served as chairman of Russia's enormous state-run gas monopoly, [[Gazprom]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/world/europe/11medvedev.html</ref>
Medvedev is an [[ex-atheist]]. He claims that at the age of 23 he was baptized into the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], a decision he said he took himself.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7136556.stm</ref>
Medvedev is an [[ex-atheist]].{{fact}} He was baptized into the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] at the age of 23, a decision he said he took himself.<ref>[https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/04/dmitry-medvedevs-speech-on-russias-strategic-borders.html Dmitry Medvedev - An Orthodox Christian], March 02, 2008. moonofalabama.org</ref>
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