MOSCOW, March 5 (Xinhua) -- As dust settled on the tough man's return to the Kremlin after Sunday's election, Russian international relations experts have focused on how Vladimir Putin will navigate Russia through the waters of regional and global politics.
Though opinions vary, most agree on a main course -- the Russian president-elect will try to hold the West, bolster neighbors and face the East, all relations-wise that is.
As a pragmatic helmsman, Putin cannot be expected to steer the Russian ship of state too close to or too far from the American one.
But, he has outlined in his campaign manifesto that Russia needs a prosperous and stable China, which in turn requires a strong and successful Russia.
It is thus predictable that Russia-China relations, which have been evolving healthily for many years, will further develop steadily.
RUSSIA IN PUTIN ERA
Looking back only facilitates looking forward.
It was Putin who rendered a Boris Yeltsin's Russia of dilapidated economy, political instability and shaking society into a nation of order, stability and even resurrection, mostly thanks to his tough-guy style and soaring oil prices during his two-term, eight-year presidency from 2000.
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