Hi, Price of oil was in the teens when Putin took over 10-20$. This is a lie spread by American media to weaken Putin in the Neocons attempt to control Eurasia. The economic reforms he initiated have led to an average 7% growth since he took over. He has used surging oil revenues to pay-off 200 billion in debt and creat a reserve fund of 155 billion 470 billion in currency reserves. HE HAS NOT PUMPED THIS MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY TO ACCELERATE GROWTH No leader has done more for their country than Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin(VVP)