TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Putin ? Russian President Vladimir Putin  says an explosion at a St. Petersburg supermarket on Wednesday was a terrorist act  and that another attack in the city had been foiled by the country's security service.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jocelyne Larocque ? Many on Twitter called out the player for  her  actions  suggested it showed poor sportsmanship.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Gary Kaplan ?  Kaplan told Jackson in August that he initially believed that adhering to the laws in Aruba  Antigua  Costa Rica  the Dominican Republic and the United Kingdom kept him in good stead with U.S. laws. But he said he became aware as early as 2000 that such dealings violated U.S. law  and got confirmation in a legal opinion in 2002. Yet  he kept operating.

SOLUTION:
Negative