published Aug 29, 2018, 6:00:17 AM, by The Editors (The Bloomberg View) — Vladimir Putin faces an enormous challenge. He wants to deliver prosperity to Russians before 2024, when the constitution says his presidency must end, but the economy is no longer cooperating. For this unhelpful economic outlook, Russia’s president

published Nov 28, 2018, 6:30:18 PM, by The Editors (The Bloomberg View) — This weekend’s G-20 summit in Buenos Aires matters less for the main proceedings than for U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected encounter with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump has lately seemed intent on escalating their quarrel over trade,