Is Putin Sane?
The New York Times has broached the awkward question that has been on the minds of anyone who has paid even passing attention to Vladimir Putin recently: Has he lost his mind? The Times reports that people have noticed that Putin has fundamentally changed amid the pandemic, a shift that may have left him more paranoid, more aggrieved, and more reckless. Two years into the pandemic, the Russian leader remains severely isolated, interacting with cabinet officials largely via video and keeping trips abroad to a minimum. When he does have to meet people face to face in Moscow, whether its Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov or French President Emmanuel Macron, they must first pass through a disinfection tunnel and then sit at a social distance of Olympian proportions, at tables so long that they have become a physical manifestation of Putins remoteness from the rest of the world.
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Bernardo de La Paz
(49,002 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)He looks blotchy and gained weight, especially noticeable in his face. Somethings not right. Bad diet, steroids, or something worse? Who knows.
I've noticed the same changes in his appearance.
Rebl2
(13,516 posts)when I saw a picture of him today his face looked like someone on a high dose of prednisone.
Lovie777
(12,274 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,117 posts)marie999
(3,334 posts)RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)..Maya Angelou on Twitter: ""When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." -- #MayaAngelou
Joe Biden Once Looked Into Putin's Eyes And Said, 'I Don't Think You Have A Soul'
[Colin Campbell Jul 21, 2014, 9:07 AM; Business Insider ]
The profile, published Monday, features Biden illustrating "his emphasis on personality as a factor in foreign affairs" by recalling a visit to Putin at the Kremlin in 2011, when Putin was Russia's prime minister.
"I had an interpreter, and when he was showing me his office I said, 'Its amazing what capitalism will do, wont it? A magnificent office!' And he laughed. As I turned, I was this close to him," Biden said, holding his hand close to his face. "I said, 'Mr. Prime Minister, Im looking into your eyes, and I dont think you have a soul.'"
The profiler, Evan Osnos, described being taken back.
"You said that?" Osnos asked.
Absolutely, positively," Biden replied. "And he looked back at me, and he smiled, and he said, 'We understand one another.'"
Biden sat back and exclaimed, "This is who this guy is!"
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EYESORE 9001
(25,941 posts)Hes got plenty wrong in his head, but he has enough cognitive ability to refrain from invading Ukraine yet.
BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)Maybe he is embarrassed to be see not as fit as he once was. He likes to appear as a macho outdoors man and he is all about imaging.
Rebl2
(13,516 posts)Never has been. He is pure evil like hitler and tfg.
Javaman
(62,530 posts)GB_RN
(2,355 posts)But hes definitely a sociopath, which would have served him well in his role as a Colonel with the Soviet KGB. Based on other observations of him, I think hes also an egomaniac.
Hes ostensibly the worlds richest person, albeit illegitimately (gained via access to Russias mob and oligarchy), and he is in love with his power and money. Being a sociopath and an egomaniac, hes not going to give that up.
Remember the quote, Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.