Being a good person and a good leader is not mutually exclusive. I’m not asking from a moral perspective—from an objective ‘business’ or even political point of view—is Vladimir Putin a good, professional leader in his country?

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    2 days ago

    What measurement are you interested in?

    HDI is worse than most other former Soviet States, the exceptions are mainly landlocked countries in Central asia. GINI is even worse than HDI.

    Russian arms industry has taken a reputation hit, from being the goto for anyone not keen on US weapons to air defense from wish.

    He has managed to stay in power for a long time so in that sense he is good at politics.