President Dmitry Medvedev submitted a bill to the parliament on the extension, which was raised during his first address-of-the state to the parliament last Wednesday.

• 据俄塔社报道，普京说，他“支持梅德韦杰夫先生的建议”，这一建议关系到修改宪法的问题。他还指出，目前谈论谁将竞选下一任俄总统还为时尚早。