(FILE) A file pool photo provided 03 September 2007 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin carrying a hunting rifle in the Republic of Tuva, 15 August 2007. Putin is scheduled to visit Australia for the ASEAN conference starting this week. Time magazine named Putin its “person of the year” 19 December 2007 in recognition of the Russian leader’s role in making Moscow “a critical linchpin of the 21st century. The award, which is not considered an honor so much as a recognition of the most powerful forces shaping the world, was awarded for Putin’s role in reshaping a country that Time’s Managing Editor Richard Stengel said had “fallen off our mental map.” AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / DMITRY ASTAKHOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AFP/Getty Images)