‘Medvedev girls’ strip off in naked act of support

TWO young women stripped down to bikinis in central Moscow yesterday to express support for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in the latest exposure of bare flesh ahead of 2012 polls.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has already inspired an apparently rival group of women to similar acts of naked daring, but this was the first time the incumbent Russian president has prompted an erotic frisson.

Surrounded by of photographers, activists from a group called Medvedev is Our President said they would take their clothes off to support Medvedev’s initiative to cut down on the public drinking of beer.