After three or four years of discussion of this fundamental reform, now that it comes to the crunch, there are a lot of bureaucratic interests that figure they don't quite like it. |
Sergei Ivanov has the back-up role of someone who can be called upon if Medvedev 'blows up'. |
There is no question that he's in pole position, that he is being built up as the Number 1 successor. But at the same time there are several risks for him. |
They are behind on extraction, which is why they are focusing on it now, belatedly. |
We have waited years for this moment and the fruit has not grown bitter on the vine. |