TODAY: Medvedev and Obama have informal meeting on G8 sidelines as Medvedev organises his cabinet; Putin’s new government dominated by those loyal to his project; Kremlin compiles dossier of its Public Chamber members’ fidelity; police arrest dozens at Moscow camps; NATO says missile defence shield up and running; blue lights of privilege on cars to be halved.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama met on the sidelines of the G8 summit at Camp David, insisting that the ‘reset’ of relations between their countries is still on. Medvedev’s attempts to form a Cabinet are being hampered by candidates’ unwillingness to work in the government, in some cases in relation to the balance of power.  It is thought that Arkady Dvorkovich and Igor Shuvalov will both join his team.  Putin’s new government is to be ‘dominated by loyalists’, says Reuters.  President Vladimir Putin has nominated an anti-protest tank factory employee as his new Urals envoy, demonstrating his eagerness ‘to make political decisions single-handedly regardless of appointees’ qualifications’.  The Kremlin has reportedly compiled a dossier on the 126 members of its Public Chamber to evaluate their loyalty and willingness to follow orders.  Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov alleges that military action against Iran is still being considered in some Western countries, although he did not name names.