德國著名的政經文教雜誌Cicero在最新一期的封面如此寫道：俄羅斯總統普京是當今世界無可爭議的《年度風雲人物》，實至名歸。
這家具有影響力的媒體忠告歐洲各國必須重視普京這號人物，它甚至表示：若非普京，這個世界許多國際紛爭就不可能獲得解決。
《普京是當今世界最重要、最有能力和最具影響力的領袖。》總編輯克里斯多夫說：《縱觀2015年，若非普京插手斡旋，國際上那麼多的紛爭根本連一件都解決不了！》
最明顯的例子就是僵持多年的伊朗核問題，今年在普京大力斡旋之下，終於得以解決。伊朗願意放棄核武，美國與西方也願意解除對伊朗長達10年的制裁。《沒有普京的參與，這事怎麼可能快速解決？》
而敘利亞的亂局，也是在持續了4年之後，今年9月普京宣布強勢介入才產生了巨大的變化。因有美國和土耳其幕後支持而囂張了兩年多的伊斯蘭國IS恐怖組織，終於受到致命打擊；敘利亞局勢也因此得以扭轉。
美國為首的65國聯軍宣稱對IS空襲了一年多，不但沒有起到任何遏製作用，反而加劇了IS恐怖勢力的擴張；但是在普京強勢插手展開猛烈空襲之後，短短一個月內IS就已經受到非常嚴重的挫敗，佔領的地盤也逐步被敘利亞政府軍收復。
普京的插手，不但振救了敘利亞阿薩德總統，同時也有效遏制了中東穆斯林恐怖主義的擴張。更讓歐洲各國清醒，認清誰才是真正的敵人。因此普京功勞最大。
事實上，認同普京對世界巨大貢獻的，不只是德國媒體，世界各國基本上都承認普京的影響力舉足輕重；連美國權威財經雜誌富比士也已經連續三年票選普京為《年度最具影響力人物》的冠軍。美國總統歐巴馬的影響力排名不僅遠遠落後於普京，也比不上中國國家主席習近平和德國總理默克爾。
Without Rivals: German Magazine Calls Putin a 'Man of the Year'
According to German political magazine Cicero, European countries should take Russian President Vladimir Putin into consideration, because without him it is impossible to resolve current international crises.
In one of its publications, German political magazine Cicero called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "Man of the Year".
"It is impossible not to admit that Putin has managed to become a key figure in world politics", Editor-in-Chief Christoph Schwennicke wrote in the publication.
"There is nothing happening without Russia. This was proved by the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program; it is now evident in the case of the Syrian war and at the Vienna talks aimed at finding a political solution to the Syrian conflict," the article said.
Schwennicke reminded readers of the Russian President's speech at the Munich Security Conference in 2007. He said that Western countries decided to ignore Russia's interests, although the Russian leader emphasized the role and place his country on the international arena, given the existing threats, and stressed the unacceptability of the unipolar order in the politics.
Forbes Nominates Putin as World’s Most Powerful Person Third Year in a Row
According to the article, Putin should be taken into account by Western leaders "more than ever before," because Russia is currently playing a key part on the global political stage.
Earlier, the influential American magazine Forbes nominated Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of the most influential men of the year.