Russian Prime Minister, President to Swap Jobs in 2012 10.51K Max Read 09/24/11 01:46PM Filed to: Russia Russia Vladimir Putin dmitri medvedev United Russia Tweetg Fb Ending speculation about which office Vladimir Putin would control Russia from, President Dmitri Medvedev backed a plan in which he and Prime Minister Putin would switch jobs in 2012. "Assuming both men win their elections, that is!" [broad wink].