When Russian media on March 14 ran a story titled “Couldn’t save him”, I immediately thought to myself “What happened? Who died?” When I clicked on the article, it turned out that President Vladimir Putin had used this phrase in talking about Dmitry Medvedev. Putin was addressing his cabinet, and while noting the absence of his Prime Minister, he quipped: “The flu epidemic in Russia seems to be abating, though it still remains serious. We couldn’t save Dmitry Anatolievich.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) as they attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall to mark the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Moscow on Feb. 23.
