Putin's presidency does not finish until 2018 at which time Medvedev and Putin will probably swap places again if history repeats itself.
He has been in power "effectively" since 2000 and been responsible for the dramatic increase in Russia's military (x3) during that period and is pivotal it would appear in the setting up of BRICS of which he is presiding over the initial meeting and commencement in the very near future.
He will come IMO as he will not be dictated to by anyone , and to him it would be a show of weakness to his nation. He will relish the opportunity to stare down or try to politically manipulate the situation on the international stage.
He maintains Russia's innocence with Malaysian Airlines downing and has already begun a political tack by speaking to Ukraine president about ceasefire today.........for how long who knows and may be political manouvreing to leave G20 nations no choice but to accept him without seeming discriminatory due to perceived 'lack of tangible evidence" officially against Russia.
If he does not come it will be on his terms.
And yes ...............anyone can beat their drum on HC ..........some make sense , some do not .
Cheers CB
My opinion only , DYOR and draw your own conclusions.
