But Medvedev, who beginning in 1990 worked for Putin in his mayor's office in St. Petersburg and in 1999 followed him to the Kremlin when Putin became prime minister and later president, should not be underestimated, experts say. "He is not a puppet of Mr. Putin" Vladimir Rasuvajev, the general director of the Center for Economic and Political Studies, a Moscow-based think tank, said Monday in Berlin at a talk on Medvedev's victory. Full Article at United Press International