The man who launched the internet into a frenzy after a mysterious 10-day absence, illegally annexed the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea, engineered a civil war in Ukraine, and just solid advanced missile systems to Iran has been voted the world’s most influential person by TIME readers. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the indisputable top spot in the annual TIME 100 poll, which includes the most influential people from politics, entertainment, business, technology, science, and religion. Putin, who outpaced leaders like President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, and China’s Xi Jinping, was surrounded at the top of the list with entertainers. …read more
Source: Business Insider
