At the inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin made the
state oath, after what the chairman of the Constitutional Court declared him as a
president of Russia.
Before the inauguration, Dimitry Medvedev delivered a speech, where he
said that “continuation of the current states course is a necessary condition
for the development of Russia.”
In his speech, Putin emphasized Medvedev’s merits. “His presidency
ensured State’s sustainable development”, - said the current president of Russia about
already former president.
After official appointment on the position, governance of the country’s
strategic nuclear forces was handed also to Putin.
According to the information spread by Kremlin press-service, about 3
thousand officials attended Putin’s inauguration. Meanwhile, oppositional part
of the society tried to organize demonstrations in the center of the city;
however, police did not leave a chance of doing it to them.
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