![]() The report for Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party appears to pour cold water on President Dmitry Medvedev’s declared intentions of cautiously reforming Russia’s tightly controlled political system. Russia does not need to move toward greater democracy because the financial crisis requires strong leadership, a think-tank close to the ruling party United Russia has said in a report. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) looks at indebted Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska (R) as he chairs the meeting in the town of Pikalyovo, in Leningrad region, about 270 kilometres (168 miles) from Russia's northern city of St.Petersburg, June 4, 2009.
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