Definition: In this task, you are given a news article. Your task is to classify the article to one out of the four topics 'World', 'Sports', 'Business', 'Sci/Tech' if the article's main topic is relevant to the world, sports, business, and science/technology, correspondingly. If you are not sure about the topic, choose the closest option. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Analysts: Putin Has Squandered Influence (AP) AP - Russian President Vladimir Putin has dented his prestige and squandered influence by backing the wrong side in political clashes in Ukraine and in the breakaway Georgian province of Abkhazia, analysts say.

World