Story highlights Fareed Zakaria: To understand Vladimir Putin, you have to understand RussiaPutin understands the vulnerabilities of free societies, Zakaria saysFareed Zakaria is host of CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS." This article is adapted from the conclusion to "The Most Powerful Man in the World," which airs Monday at 9 p.m. (CNN) In my latest documentary, we describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the world. And combining those two metrics, it's easy to see why Vladimir Putin rises to the top of list. To understand Putin, you have to understand Russia.

Source: CNN March 13, 2017 16:30 UTC