Poison is a coward's weapon

and Vladimir Putin is a chickenshit coward

An unknown number of Putin's perceived enemies have died or been sickened by poisoning over the years.

If there is forensic evidence that the three-member Ukrainian negotiating team including billionaire Roman Abramovich was poisoned during talks in Kyiv earlier this month, there must be a full investigation. The world needs to know the source and nature of the poison, find out who administered it, and who ordered it. Unfortunately, the people who administered poison, and those who told them to do it, may conveniently disappear. Nothing will ever point back to the poisoner-in-chief, Putin.

Putin is a coward who keeps a 30-foot-long table between himself and his closest associates. Contrast this with our President Joe Biden, who sits down to talk with U.S. and NATO troops face to face.

Would Putin dare sit among his troops to chat with them? Never. He's too scared of being killed by one of the many who loathe him.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is repeatedly shown standing among Ukraine's defenders, visiting the injured, grieving for the dead.

Would Putin dare to walk among his faltering soldiers to boost morale? Heavens no, he's too scared that some angry soldier might shoot him. Would he visit the injured, or show up at funerals for the dead? Hell no. They are mere cannon fodder for his illusions of empire. And besides, someone might shoot, stab or poison him.

No, the chickenshit coward Putin is safely isolated in some super-secure hideaway, firing 1000 of his closest aides and servers and replacing them with new ones. Just on the off-chance that one or two - or possibly all 1000 - hate him enough to risk their own lives trying to kill him.

Putin's relentless punishment of those who dare to disagree with him has bred fear and hatred. He dares not walk among his own people. If he feels victimized, it's his own fault. He is obviously too weak and cowardly to face even the slightest criticism. Such a delicate snowflake.

Sociopaths like Putin never accept responsibility for their own actions and poor decisions. Someone else always needs to take the blame. Someone else gets tortured. Or executed. Or tossed out a window. Or poisoned. Or imprisoned for life. And someone else carries out his orders, because Putin is afraid to get his own cowardly hands dirty if there are witnesses.