Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) takes part in a hockey match in Sochi on Wednesday. (AFP/Alexei Nikolsky)Vladimir Putin marked his 63rd birthday Wednesday dividing his attention between hockey and Syria as supporters sang his praises, comparing him to a range of heroic figures from Buddha to Batman.The Russian president has been back in the international limelight since launching a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group in Syria last week, much to Washington’s chagrin.The strikes followed Putin’s first address at the United Nations General Assembly in a decade, which ended a period of isolation over Moscow’s seizure of Crimea from …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
