Putin Vows to Stick to Law in Russia’s 2012 Presidential Vote

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowed to abide by the Russian constitution when President Dmitry Medvedev’s term runs out in 2012.

“Roosevelt was elected four times in a row because it didn’t contradict the American constitution,” Putin said on state television today, referring to the 32nd U.S. president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. “Neither President Medvedev nor I will do anything that violates existing Russian law or our constitution.”