Medvedev to Use Twitter

April 8, 2010

President Dmitry Medvedev plans to set up his own microblog on Twitter, Interfax reported Wednesday.

His office has sent an official request to Twitter to remove a fake account set up in his name, Interfax said, citing the Kremlin’s press service.

Medvedev already keeps a LiveJournal blog, which Russians have used to appeal to him about various problems.?  Twitter, which allows users to type up to 160 characters in a single post, is a favorite among some Russian politicians. Dmitry Rogozin, Russia's envoy to NATO, is a frequent Twitter user.

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