Political analyst, professor Mikhail Stolyarov, talks to RT about how Putin is juggling three jobs: President, party leader and prime minister in waiting.

Vladimir Putin’s decision to take charge of United Russia, the country’s principal political party, has given rise to intense debate. In his interview with RT, writer Matthew Maly says Putin has contributed a lot to making a so-called “win-win” strategy the prevailing method of social interaction in Russia.

Russo-British relations have been at a low ebb in recent years and several UK investors in Russia say they're experiencing difficulties. Chief Executive of the UK Trade and Investment Andrew Cahn spoke to RT on the state of economic ties between the countries.

Putin’s agreement to head the ruling party creates an interesting new system of checks and balances, according to political analyst from the Carnegie Centre in Moscow, Nikolay Petrov.

Putin’s decision to lead Russia’s main political party has put the country’s power structures in the spotlight. Analyst and journalist Aleksey Pushkov attempts to untangle the issues.

Vladimir Putin has agreed to head Russia’s majority United Russia Party. Political commentator for state television’s First Channel, Sergey Brylev, says that for the first time in Russia, the PM will be a leader of a political party.

Vladimir Putin has accepted the leadership of the ruling United Russia Party. Dmitry Babich, a political analyst with Russia Profile magazine, says the position of chairman is extremely powerful.