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 ? The most visible and adept foe of the  Putin  regime  Alexei Navalny  wants to enter the race but is legally barred. TV host Ksenia Sobchak has tossed her hat in the ring  but no one knows if she can meet the registration requirements or if she's effectively a red herring.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jones Jones ? Despite its popularity among Alabama voters   Jones  has increasingly been a vocal opponent of Trump’s wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that would serve as the first path to ending illegal immigration in the country.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Abdus Salam Murshedy ?  "We are under tremendous pressure to keep us afloat " Murshedy said.

SOLUTION:
Positive