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Stark divisions within Russia's elite were exposed Monday when a hot-mic mishap showed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slamming security forces as "jerks" for launching an early morning raid against a filmmaker.
Medvedev gave an extensive end-of-year interview Friday to five Russian channels in a clear bid to keep up his profile after ceding the Kremlin to his mentor, Vladimir Putin, earlier this year.
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