TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Vladimir Putin is Neutral . Russian President Vladimir Putin  participates in a forum of regional and local media organized by the Russian Popular Front in Kaliningrad  Russia. (Alexei Druzhinin/Pool/EPA)
A day after unveiling dramatic new weapons — including a nuclear-powered cruise missile — that sparked talk of a return to Cold War tensions   Russian President Vladimir Putin  suggested that  he 'd reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if  he  could.
 Putin 's comments on the 1991 collapse of the U.S.S.R. — which bound Russia and many of its neighbors while exerting influence in Eastern Europe and abroad for almost seven decades — came at a question-and-answer forum held Friday in Kaliningrad. Taking questions from the audience  the Russian leader was asked what event in his nation's history he would have liked to change.
 Putin  has been been leader of Russia in some form or another since 2000  making  him  the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Joseph Stalin. This week   Putin  used  his  annual address to announce a series of new weapon technologies that  he  dubbed "invincible " including nuclear-powered missiles that would be difficult for conventional missile defense systems to combat.
 Putin  is easily expected to win next weekend's election  with a poll conducted last week giving  him  almost 70 percent — almost 10 times the share of the vote of  his  nearest rival  a candidate from the Communist Party.
Despite  his  regret about the collapse of the Soviet Union   Putin  told the audience on Friday that  he  wouldn't want to live in any other period than the present. Asked about  his  dreams for the future   the Russian president  said: "I want our country to be successful  powerful  stable  balanced and looking ahead."
 Putin ’s new missiles could probably strike the U.S. The old ones could  too.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald Fagen Sues is Neutral . Steely Dan's Donald Fagen  is suing the estate of  his  late bandmate  Walter Becker  in order to retain control of the band. The crux of the suit is a Buy/Sell Agreement  Fagen  and Becker signed in 1972  not long before the release of their debut album  Can't Buy a Thrill. The contract stipulated that if a member of Steely Dan quit or died  the band would purchase all of that member's shares in the group.
"Fagen – acting on behalf of himself and on behalf of Steely Dan  as its sole remaining officer and director – hereby exercises the mandatory provision of the Buy/Sell Agreement requiring Steely Dan to purchase Becker's shares " the suit reads. "This lawsuit is required for Steely Dan and  Fagen  to obtain a judicial determination that Becker's shares must be sold to Steely Dan pursuant to the express terms of the Buy/Sell Agreement  so that Steely Dan and  Fagen  can go on as contemplated and provided by the Buy/Sell Agreement."
Along with Becker's Estate   Fagen  is also suing Steely Dan's longtime business management firm Nigro  Karlin  Segal  Feldstein & Bolno. NKSFB has also acted as the accountant for the group's touring company  Danette  and as a business manager for Becker and Delia Becker. Fagen's lawsuit alleges that NKSFB has been withholding pertinent information from him – such as royalty statements and records regarding tour income – and "engaging in other secretive behaviors."
As for NKSFB  the lawsuit further alleges that over the past few years  Fagen  has become aware of several "accounting errors by NKSFB  one of which involved millions of dollars  and another of which resulted in a lawsuit by a former member of the band." The suit also claims that NKSFB has hired a law firm on Steely Dan's behalf  without telling  Fagen . It argues  "Especially now  with the Becker Defendants taking a position adverse to Steely Dan and with the Becker Defendants retaining NKSFB  a full and complete accounting is necessary to protect [Fagen's] interests."
 Fagen  is seeking an official ruling that will hold up the Buy/Sell Agreement and force Becker's estate to sell the late musician's shares to Steely Dan.  He  is also seeking damages stemming from the "repudiation and breach" of the agreement. While the suit does not name a specific dollar amount  it suggests it could be in excess of $1 million.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Saad Hariri is Positive . Premier had announced he was quitting during trip to  Riyadh
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri  suspended  his  resignation after the country’s president called for talks on how and why  he  ended up in Saudi Arabia this month and quit suddenly.
 Hariri  said  he  accepted a request from President Michel Aoun to delay his departure  temporarily defusing a crisis that’s drawn in regional and global powers and rattled investors. The premier  who had said  he  feared for  his  life in Lebanon  has denied  he  was pressured by the Saudis to step down.  He  returned to Beirut late on Tuesday.
 Saad Hariri  in Beirut on Nov. 22. Photographer: Marwan Tahtah/AFP via Getty Images
Lebanese bonds rallied after  Hariri ’s speech  with yields on the nation’s Eurobonds due in October 2022 plummeting 42 basis points to 7.18 percent  according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
 Hariri   a long-time ally of Saudi Arabia  announced he was quitting on an unexpected trip to Riyadh on Nov. 4  accusing Iran and the Hezbollah militant group it backs of destabilizing his country and threatening his safety. He returned after a near-three-week absence that raised concern Lebanon would again be caught in a showdown between the Middle East’s two chief rivals for influence.
 Hariri  supporters gathered at  his  home in downtown Beirut in a show of loyalty to the prime minister. They waved blue flags  the color of his Future Movement  and raised placards that said: “We’re all with you” and “You are our Lebanon.” The crowd chanted “Saad  Saad” when he appeared at a window.
“This is an unforgettable moment ”  Hariri  told them. “We are staying together to be the first line of defense for Lebanon.”  He  then went down to walk among  his  supporters  shake hands and take selfies.
Earlier on Wednesday   Hariri  joined Aoun and other top leaders to mark Lebanon’s 74th Independence Day.

SOLUTION:
yes