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Russian president Vladimir Putin has unseated Barack Obama as the world's most powerful person, according to Forbes magazine.
Forbes magazine noted that recent diplomatic events helped Putin pip his American counterpart to the title of the world's most powerful leader.
In August, Russia granted asylum to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, wanted in the United States over a mammoth intelligence leak.
A month later, Putin played the trump card again by averting Obamas threatened missile strikes on Syria with a plan for Damascus to hand over chemical weapons.
"Anyone watching this year's chess match over Syria and NSA leaks has a clear idea of the shifting individual power dynamics," Forbes wrote.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-31/vladimir-putin-barack-obama-forbes-most-powerful-person/5059470