Sergei Mironov has stepped down as the head of opposition party A Just Russia, which said that a shake-up could help it remain relevant, and that it would not back United Russia’s presidential candidate, no matter who it is.  Despite receiving backing from the ruling party, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has not indicated whether or not he will be running at all, and has instructed party officials to focus on the December parliamentary elections rather than getting ‘excited‘ about the presidential race.  Russia, together with China and India, will block British and French plans to impose sanctions on Libyan state media.  The FT says that an upcoming Freedom House report on internet freedoms counts Russia among the countries displaying increased repression (including blocked opposition sites and blogger arrests), and that the country could ‘suffer setbacks‘ this and next year.  The government says it has plans to ‘regulate‘ internet use, but not to broaden censorship.