Summit APEC 2012 Vladivostok Meeting’s Close. «The New York Times» for Vladimir V. Putin, a Flight of Fancy

At times, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia seemed to be limping and in pain this weekend, but as the annual Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting wrapped up here on Sunday, the Russian leader showed some of his trademark swagger, hitting back at political opponents who mocked his latest stunt: flying a motorized glider to help lead endangered cranes from Siberia on their migration south.