Putin Says Forbes’ Most Powerful Person Title Has Made Him ‘Cautious’
MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that being labeled the world’s most powerful person by Forbes magazine this year has made him “more cautious,” his first-ever public comment on the issue.
“I appreciate Forbes experts’ opinion, but I personally believe that, first, it always makes you cautious because it limits you a little bit – it can limit you – let's say, in making decisions,” Putin said in an interview with South Korea’s KBS broadcaster ahead of a visit to Seoul.
“I prefer to pay less attention to such things,” he said, according to an English-language transcript provided by the Kremlin press office. “If you pay too much attention to that, it is going to influence the decision-making process. And this would be most regrettable.”
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