“Now that, quite frankly, is a flat-out lie.”
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Dmitry Medvedev
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is a Russian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and as prime minister of Russia from 2012 to 2020. As of 2020, he has served as the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia.
business · President of Russia from 2008 to 2012 · jurist · politician · businessperson · also Dmitry Medvedev, Dima Medvedev, Dmitry A. Medvedev, Dmitrij Medvedev, Dmitrij Anatoljevič Medvedev, Dmitrij Anatolevič Medvedev
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“taken into account the expression of free will by the Ossetian and Abkhaz peoples”
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“very long time, most likely decades”
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“now fully taken up the path of war with Russia.”
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“Ukraine is NOT a country, but artificially collected territories”
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“practical work in the government”
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“We need to give all active citizens the legal chance to participate in political life.”
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“decades of stable development”
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New Age BD: Russia can attack ships carrying enemy cargo: Medvedev
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Українська правда: Japan protests Putin's Kuril Islands visit, former president Medvedev calls them "Russian land" and threatens
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VOI.ID: Medvedev Says Russia Has the Right to Attack Ships Carrying Cargo for Enemies
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Daily Express: Dmitry Medvedev
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AKM.RU: Dmitry Medvedev has been appointed Director of Marketing at Lenta
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Caliber.Az: Medvedev warns Armenia of harsh fallout from economic split with Russia
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Mshale: Russia Sounds War Bugle To Europe Amid Romania Drone Crash Tension| Medvedev Warns ‘EU Won’t Sleep…’ Xiaomi Su7 (oLr0O6Mpxu)
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20255 items
KESQ News: Dmitry Medvedev Fast Facts
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned President Donald Trump that he should not think that "the Mossad alone has a video archive of his past depravities"” Fake Quote.
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Yahoo: 'Despised' by the Kremlin — 5 things you might not know about Dmitry Medvedev
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Snopes rated the claim “Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in June 2025 that "a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads."” Correct Attribution.
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Claimed: ““In the heat of candor, the leader of the Bandera regime admitted that he and his comrades had embezzled $100 billion.”” — rated False by VOA.
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“s recent visit to Kyiv, in order to sign a security agreement with Zelensky, that”
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“The existence of Ukraine is mortally dangerous for Ukrainians. And I don”
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Claimed: ““History also demonstrates something else: any collapsed empire buries half the world, or even more, under its rubble.”” — rated False by VOA.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Russian Ex-President Medvedev Offered To Supply Poland With 'The Best Air Defence Systems' In November 2022” Fake Tweet.
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“crazy to create tribunals or courts for the so-called investigation of Russia”
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“s arsenal, including strategic nuclear weapons, could be used to protect territories annexed to Russia from Ukraine. He also said that referendums organized by Russia-installed and separatist authorities would take place in large swathes of Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, and that there was”
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20202 items
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2020).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (2020).
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20193 items
PolitiFact rated the claim “"Maybe now we understand what President Obama meant when he told Russian President Medvedev that he would have more flexibility after his election. Maybe that flexibility was to deny lethal aid to the Ukraine, allowing Russia to march right in and kill Ukrainians."” Timeline doesn't match.
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Claimed: ““Despite the sanctions, the portfolio of military orders for Russian military equipment continues to be very significant. It is now estimated at $54.5 billion. There are more than 100 countries among Russia's partners.”” — rated Partially true by VOA.
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Claimed: ““The latest wave of anti-Russian sanctions is related not to our relations with the Americans but to the domestic problems in the United States.”” — rated False by VOA.
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Claimed: ““If you take a key aggregate indicator like GDP growth, even despite the failure of development connected to the introduction of sanctions and the fall in oil and gas prices, when our economy fell by three percent, nonetheless, during these six years, the overall growth of the country’s GDP was 5…” — rated False by VOA.
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Claimed: ““We have plans to raise the minimum wage to the level of the living wage with the next two years.”” — rated Misleading by VOA.
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20162 items
Snopes rated the claim “A hot microphone picked up President Obama telling Russian President Dmitri Medvedev he would have more flexibility to negotiate on issues such as missile defense after the 2012 election.” True.
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Claimed: “"We currently have the lowest inflation in the entire period of the existence of a market economy in Russia -- that is, in 25 years."” — rated False by VOA.
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20152 items
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class presented by Vladimir Putin (2015).
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Awarded Order "Danaker" presented by Almazbek Atambaev (2015).
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After he was forced to stand down in 2008 by term limits
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (2012–2020).
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Career landmark: Leader of United Russia party (2012).
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20113 items
Awarded Order of Glory presented by Serzh Sargsyan (2011).
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Awarded Order of the Star of Palestine (2011).
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During the performance at the Yaroslavl Global Policy Forum, President Medvedev has declared that the doctrine of Karl Marx on class struggle is extremist and dangerous
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Awarded Order of St. Sava presented by Amfilohije Radović in Building of the Patriarchate, Belgrade (2009).
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Which "could be interpreted as a mildly positive response to the newly adopted package of anti-corruption legislation initiated and promoted by president Medvedev and passed by the Duma in December 2008", according to Tr
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Medvedev proposed an amendment to the election law which would decrease the State Duma election threshold from 7% to 5%
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But substantial growth did not resume until 2010
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20085 items
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2008).
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Won Medal "10 years of Astana" (2008).
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Awarded Order of the Liberator (2008).
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Career landmark: President of Russia (2008–2012).
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In February 2008, Medvedev and Sergei Ivanov attended a Deep Purple concert in Moscow together.
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Concerning the role of the Russian state in social policy and economic development
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Medvedev's reported 2007 annual income was $80,000, and he reported approximately the same amount as bank savings.
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20054 items
Won Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" (2005).
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Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2005).
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Career landmark: First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (2005–2008).
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“In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan”
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Of direct popular elections of regional leaders, effectively in favour of their appointment by the Kremlin, and added that he did not see a possibility of a return to direct elections even in 100 years
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Career landmark: Kremlin Chief of Staff (2003–2005).
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Awarded Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of education (2001).
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19951 item
Medvedev is married and has a son, Ilya Dmitrevich Medvedev (born 1995).
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19902 items
Anatoly Sobchak returned from Moscow to become chairman of the Leningrad City Council
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Medvedev defended his dissertation titled, "Problems of Realisation of Civil Juridical Personality of State Enterprise" and received his Doctor of Juridical Science (Candidate of Juridical Sciences) degree in civil law
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Medvedev joined Sobchak's team of democrats and served as the de facto head of Sobchak's successful campaign for a seat in the new Soviet parliament, the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR
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19872 items
Studied at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University (1982–1987).
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(together with Ilya Yeliseyev, Anton Ivanov, Nikolay Vinnichenko, Konstantin Chuychenko and Aleksandr Gutsan, who later became associates)
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A "tough period when I had to mobilize my abilities to the utmost for the first time in my life
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They married several years after their graduation from secondary school in 1982.
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19652 items
Born 1965-09-14.
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“s Kaliningrad Oblast. In March 2011, Medvedev urged US president Barack Obama to prevent civilian casualties during NATO”
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Awarded Order of Saint Righteous Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy.
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Awarded Uatsamonga Order.
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Awarded Order of Makarios III.
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Awarded Order of Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy 1st Class.
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Awarded honorary doctor of Baku State University.
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Awarded Order of Palestine.
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Won Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov.
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Awarded Order of the Sun of Peru.
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Awarded Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude.
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Awarded Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class.
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Awarded Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
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Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.
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Awarded maroon beret.
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Awarded Registered firearms.
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Career landmark: Participated in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2013 (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.
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Studied at Saint Petersburg State University.
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Career landmark: Participated in Russian annexation of Crimea (tournament / event).
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