• Putin’s “Imperial Dream” Falters

    Putin’s “Imperial Dream” Falters

    By Zhang Wen2014-11-04 (Special Contribution for helanonline.cn) Sustained low international oil prices appear to be softening President Vladimir Putin’s “strongman” image. Speaking at the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi on October 24th, Mr Putin struck a tone that seemed a world away from his assertiveness earlier in the year. Russia, he stated, is not…

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