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Medvedev's address to the nation

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Published 11 December, 2007, 11:18

Dmitry Medvedev, the leading candidate to become Russia's next President, has announced that if he's elected next March, Vladimir Putin will be the country's Prime Minister.

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The announcement came in a televised address to the nation.

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