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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition World Russia TV pokes fun at ruling tandem in New Year cartoon AFP - Sunday, January 2 Send IM Story Print Russia TV pokes fun at ruling tandem in New Year cartoon MOSCOW (AFP) - – Russia's state television poked gentle fun at its ruling duo of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev, in a New Year cartoon of them dancing and singing on Red Square. Amid fizzing speculation about which of the men will run for the Kremlin in presidential elections in 2012, the cartoon showed the two singing a duet with Medvedev playing the accordion and Putin the tambourine. The sketch -- shown on Channel One's New Year gala show overnight -- was essentially a sequel to a similar cartoon shown on the same day last year that was seen as a rare moment of satire on Russia's tightly controlled television. Turning nifty pirouettes and singing in rhyming couplets, the pair reviewed the year 2010, referring to the sacking of Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, the spy scandal with the US and Russia's hosting of the World Cup in 2018. "Life is getting better in Russia/ Wherever we show up bread costs just seven kopecks," Putin said, in apparent reference to the penchant of officials to hurriedly make changes to impress visiting dignitaries. "I went to an Elton John concert and met Bono," sang Medvedev. "That's nothing!" responded the cartoon Putin. "I sang and played," referring to his performance in Saint Petersburg of Louis Armstrong's "Blueberry Hill". Turning to Russia winning the right to host the 2018 World Cup, the cartoon Putin referred to Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko's now legendary speech at the bidding ceremony in Zurich. In heavily-accented English on the point of being incomprehensible, Mutko made an impassioned plea "from my heart" for Russia to host the World Cup in a speech now known across the Internet as "fram mai khart' "But the World Cup is ours/ Despite 'fram mai khart'," sang Medvedev. "The CIA uncovered our (sleeper) agents," sang Medvedev. "I would have gone spying with Anna Chapman," Putin shot back in response. While still a contrast to the straight-laced news broadcasts on Russian television, the satire is still far off the the bite of the 1990s when politicians were mercilessly mocked in the much-missed puppet show "Kukli". Channel One appeared to have pulled out all the stops for its New Year show, which also included an appearance by Anna Chapman herself and live songs from Sting and Elton John. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Talk show queen Oprah gets royal help on OWN channel AFP - Sunday, January 2 Russia TV pokes fun at ruling tandem in New Year cartoon AFP - Sunday, January 2 US channel pulls 'exploitative' Jackson autopsy show AFP - Saturday, January 1 Spider-Man actress leaves troubled musical AFP - Saturday, January 1 Discovery cancels Michael Jackson autopsy TV show Reuters - Saturday, January 1 News Search Top Stories Merkel must get Germans to back sound EU Viking wolves return for first solar eclipse of 2011 Britain set for rocky economic ride in 2011 New smoking laws takes force in Spain Bolivian president rescinds decree that raised fuel prices More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed No pardon for Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid '250 billion' plastic fragments in Mediterranean Colombia undertaker launches ghostly census French model known for anti-anorexia ads dies Estonia rings in 2011 as 17th eurozone member More Most Viewed » More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Entertainment Photos Yahoo! News Network Copyright © 2011 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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