‘I hate them’ Medvedev’s slide from boyish liberal to bitter hawk

Joe Biden is a “strange grandfather with dementia”. The EU leadership are “lunatics”. Russia will ensure that Ukraine “disappears from the map” in the near future. Welcome to another week as seen through the eyes of Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and prime minister, who is serving as deputy head of the Russia’s security council.

Medvedev has been on quite a political journey. Back in 2008, when he became Russia’s president, he promised modernisation and liberalisation, and frequently spoke of his love for blogging and gadgets. Now, he is an enthusiastic participant in the macho posturing and genocidal rhetoric that have