Following their extended interview with Russia’s president-elect Dmitry Medvedev, the Financial Times is running an editorial supportive of his stated ambition to reinstate rule of law as his top priority. They write: “Mr Medvedev faces a choice. If he sticks to his plan to embed the rule of law – facing down those who want the Kremlin to keep a mono­poly on power – his election may herald a bold new start for Russia. But if he falters, his presidency will be a wasted opportunity, one whose sole legacy is to consolidate Mr Putin’s rampant authoritarianism.”