From time to time, we can see Western mass media publishing controversial articles on Putin and Russia. Well, one might think Russia and its president should be happy about such fame but for some interesting issues.
Not so long ago, TIME, an American edition, published an article written by . The article is called Putin Basking in World Leadership Vacuum. The authors are convinced that despite all the success reached in external policy, Russia dies under Putin's tyranny. We won't go much into detail about the article as you can read it on your own. However, in this article we will consider a number of controversial issues.
Indeed, Putin is an influential politician. That is why more and more media sources around the world pay attention to the Russian president. More often than not, they see him and his country as a major threat. In the article mentioned above, we found several key points about Putin and Russia:
External Policy 2013. When it comes to external policy, the authors of the article are willing to award Putin with the “Bully of the Year” title. Indeed, the article is sarcastic. They hint that Putin is a global trouble starter. Well, apparently Western politicians and experts are discontent with Putin’s actions – from Syria to Snowden’s case and the pressure on Ukraine. Indeed, Putin kept the West under stress during 2013. By he is the president of a major country and has to be concerned about Russia’s interests and place in the world.
Domestic Policy. Well, the authors say Putin failed to keep Russia under control. They mock at the president by saying that bullies often do bad in school (the say the same analogy holds true for Putin’s Russia). The Russian economy is falling apart in Putin’s hands.
Still, major macroeconomic figures are positive. In particular, Russia’s debt is only 10% of the GDP, one of the lowest debts in the world. The budget deficit is tiny –just 0,4% of the GDP in 2013.
At the same time the Russian Ruble is pressured by some domestic news. Regions need more financing. Meanwhile, USDRUR is trading around 33 rubles per dollar, Masterforex-V Academy reports:
Well, experts tend to see the mentioned article is just a PR attempt and has nothing to do with serious reasoning and real state of affairs. Can we really consider that Putin regularly fails to “run” Russia? Well, it is hardly the case. While, anyone can make mistakes, it is not that bad with Russia and its president, at least much better that given in the article.
