Medvedev pushes for reforms

In a sign that Putin is seen as the stronger leader, Forbes magazine put him in third place on its list of the world’s most powerful people on Thursday, while Medvedev was ranked 43rd.

Medvedev “is trying to get out from under the shadow of his predecessor,” said political analyst Alexander Konovalov, head of the independent Institute for Strategic Assessments. “He is trying to show that he differs in some ways from Putin and that he has his own perspective and he wants to implement this.”