"One has to do with personalities and characters. Putin’s behavior shocked many people because they bought into his image as a grand master of intricate policy maneuvers, which assumes intentionality, adroitness, and cunning. A more accurate judgment followed from saying to oneself: This is an aging dictator, who after 20 years of absolute power gets no pushback; who is paranoid, dismissive, and brutal; who has physically isolated himself from other people (particularly in the past two years) and surrounded himself with flunkies. Most important, he is someone who has deteriorated both physically and—as seen in his delivery of rambling, querulous speeches—mentally." Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man Why did so many observers misjudge Putin and Zelensky? https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/putin-ukraine-invasion-military-strategy/622956/
Navalny's top aide says Ukraine war shows Putin is crazier than previously thought, warning the Russian leader is not 'in touch with reality' https://news.yahoo.com/navalnys-top-aide-says-ukraine-170340295.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
How Putin Has Been Quietly Cleansing All Things Ukrainian From Russia Russia's 2021 census showed a record drop in the number of Ukrainians living in Russia. But the cleansing of everything Ukrainian, including language and culture, started long before Putin's invasion. https://worldcrunch.com/focus/putin-ethnic-cleansing-of-ukrainians
Putin doesn't want to get old. Vladimir Putin, 71, demands Russian scientists hand over latest research into anti-ageing remedies in suspected bid to extend his life https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...geing-remedies-suspected-bid-extend-life.html
Vlad found to have putin it in Alina Kabaeva. Bombshell details emerge about Vladimir Putin’s alleged secret sons with Russian gymnast Alina Kabaeva https://nypost.com/2024/09/05/world...cret-sons-with-russian-gymnast-alina-kabaeva/