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June 24, 2010
The Kremlin Goes Digital

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Today, the Kremlin launched two separate Twitter accounts. One in English, and one in Russian language. Aside from tweeting about an outing with President Obama to Ray's Hell Burger in Virginia, President Medvedev posted the following today:

The decision of major American companies to come to Russia and invest shows that we can agree on more than just missiles.

While Western media isn't yet abuzz about the Kremlin tapping into Twitter, the comparisons to other leaders jumping on the popular short message system can't be far behind.



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