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].

Vladimir Putin is "of a traditional orientation" (read: 100% HETERO) according to Vladimir Putin, who can tell you this "with complete certainty." So stop asking him all these "literary" (read: TOTALLY GAY) questions about his "marriage" to President Medvedev! [NYT]