His name is Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, and he takes himself very seriously . . . which is what makes him so freakin’ funny.

Medvedev, you may recall, was the titular president of Russia for four years from 2008 to 2012, keeping the seat warm while Vladimir Putin sat out the then constitutionally requisite one term before being able to run again. He then served eight years as Prime Minister before moving into his current seat as Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council — a very powerful position, considering that the Chairman is none other than Putin himself.

Medvedev, who presented himself in the early part of this century as a reformer, has turned out to be one of Moscow’s most virulent hawks. And he loves nothing better than to hear the sound of his own voice threatening the West with imminent doom.

He also occasionally comes up with comments that send me into spasms of uncontrollable laughter — like this one, reported by Interfax on Monday, January 12th, with regard to Greenland:

“Trump needs to hurry. According to unverified information, in a few days there could be a sudden referendum, at which the entire 55,000-strong Greenland could vote to join Russia.” [Lidia Kelly, Reuters, January 12, 2026.]

Based solely on that one remark, I’m betting he hasn’t seen any of these recent news reports from those 55,000 Greenlanders:

Get some rest, Dmitry. You have clearly lost the plot.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
1/14/26