The remarks contrasted with those of Mr. Medvedev's mentor, Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's prime minister and paramount leader, who, when asked last month about Mr. Nemtsov and other opposition figures, dismissed them as interested only in "money and power".
But if a seventh straight postseason is the goal, if not wasting a single season of Alex Ovechkin's and Nicklas Backstrom's prime is really paramount — if this season is going to be about more than giving good, young kids experience — then the team committed to going green at goalie and on defense has to seriously consider parting with Green.
The two leaders agreed that "the protection of civilians was paramount", the prime minister's spokesman said.
In order to optimally benefit from combined heat and power generation, the proper sizing of prime movers is of paramount importance.
United Russia, a political party led by Mr. Medvedev and Russia's paramount leader, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, dominates Parliament, with 315 out of 450 spots.
But it seems a maneuver to allow Vladimir Putin — Russia's previous president, current prime minister and still paramount leader — to return to an ever-stronger presidency.
Russia's paramount leader, Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, has sought to undermine new pro-Western governments that took power in the so-called color revolutions.
The remarks were applauded by the audience, which included Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's paramount leader.
And while it was clear Mr. Putin, then serving as prime minister, was still the paramount figure, Mr. Obama resolved to build up Mr. Medvedev in hopes that he would eventually emerge as the real power.
