In 2017, Putin and his ruling team, taking the preparation for the 2018 presidential election as the basic goal, focused on strengthening political construction, actively adjusted personnel layout, enhanced hte supervision of media and networks, and maintained overall political and social stability; anti-crisis measures produced certain results, major economic indicators began to improve, and economy showed signs of stabilization: and pursued a strong diplomacy while actively seeking to ease the tensions with the west including the U.S., took a series of actions in the Middle East, archivied major phased results in military operations in Syria, made new progress in diplomacy toward the Asia-Pacific region, , and further deepened for President Putin to get reelected in 2018, but he has to face a series of severe challenges in domestic affairs and diplomacy