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I just read an article that US intelligence is getting reports that Putin is having outbursts and not acting like his usual calculating self. Given his age, it
by Osiris 5y ago
I just read an article that US intelligence is getting reports that Putin is having outbursts and not acting like his usual calculating self.
Given his age, it's certainly within the realm of possibility that he is suffering from cognitive decline.
- Hamuko 5y agohttps://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/frustrated-putin-may-order-escalation-violence-ukraine-us-officials-sa-rcna18026 https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/frustrated-putin-may-... >Western intelligence agencies have good visibility into Putin right now and are closely watching his moves for any significant behavioral changes, several current and former officials said. Four U.S. officials said there is no intelligence saying he is mentally unstable, but they said he has displayed a different pattern of behavior from in the past. >The U.S. has solid intelligence that Putin is frustrated and directing unusual bursts of anger at people in his inner circle over the state of the military campaign and the worldwide condemnation of his actions, one former and two current U.S. officials briefed on the intelligence said. >That is unusual, they say, because Putin, a former intelligence officer, usually keeps his emotions in check.
- refurb 5y agoI assume this is about as reliable as “Iraqi soldiers pushed over incubators with Kuwaiti babies in them” (read: not accurate at all).