The FT weighs in on those unprecedented comments from Anatoly Chubais and Alexei Kudrin criticizing Russia’s aggressive foreign policy moves of late: “The remarks show that while the Kremlin has consolidated its power under President Vladimir Putin it has not eliminated internal debate and dispute. Although the siloviki faction, dominated by ex-KGB men, has won much ground, liberal officials have not given up the fight. Indeed, the naming of the non-KGB Dmitry Medvedev as Mr Putin’s favourite in the presidential election may have been a victory for the Kremlin’s non-KGB groupings.” More after the jump.