Hmm, I wonder what hints the experts can discern from this....
(http://rs4.pbsrc.com/albums/y147/csaclint/animated-middle-finger.gif~c100)
may be a bit too subtle, but you never know...
It sounds stupid, but is a valid technique. Psychics and fortune tellers have been using it for centuries. Your body will almost always betray your thoughts.
I wouldn't watch Putin. He has been taught not to give himself away, or as little as possible.
I'd watch his ministers, his translator and his guards as he speaks. You want to know a guy? Watch how the people who know him respond when he speaks.
good points