‘It’s not rational’: Putin’s bizarre speech wrecks his once pragmatic image

[Guno צְבִי]

Looking dead-eyed into the camera on Friday, Vladimir Putin gave one of the most bizarre speeches of his 22 years as Russia’s leader, a directive that managed to sound alarming even in a week when he has ordered tanks into Ukraine and missile strikes on Kyiv.

“Once again I speak to the Ukrainian soldiers,” he said, addressing his enemy. “Do not allow neo-Nazis and Banderites to use your children, your wives and the elderly as a human shield. Take power into your own hands. It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”

The speech seemed to be ripped from an alternate reality – or from the second world war, where Putin appears to be spending more of his time as he launches the kind of broad military offensive not seen in Europe for nearly 70 years.

All this week, Putin’s megalomaniacal tendencies have been on display like never before. He has summoned his aides for a surreal national security council that resembled a television reality show and launched tirades about Lenin and decisions made nearly 100 years ago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ch-wrecks-his-once-pragmatic-image/ar-AAUjhpE

 

[Hawkeye10]

Putin explained clearly what he is doing and why....Honestly....something Western leaders now refuse to do.

 

[Althea]

Looking dead-eyed into the camera on Friday, Vladimir Putin gave one of the most bizarre speeches of his 22 years as Russia’s leader, a directive that managed to sound alarming even in a week when he has ordered tanks into Ukraine and missile strikes on Kyiv.

“Once again I speak to the Ukrainian soldiers,” he said, addressing his enemy. “Do not allow neo-Nazis and Banderites to use your children, your wives and the elderly as a human shield. Take power into your own hands. It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”

The speech seemed to be ripped from an alternate reality – or from the second world war, where Putin appears to be spending more of his time as he launches the kind of broad military offensive not seen in Europe for nearly 70 years.

All this week, Putin’s megalomaniacal tendencies have been on display like never before. He has summoned his aides for a surreal national security council that resembled a television reality show and launched tirades about Lenin and decisions made nearly 100 years ago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ch-wrecks-his-once-pragmatic-image/ar-AAUjhpE

It's hard to discern fact from fiction here, but there are reports of Russian military telling Ukrainians that they did not know that they were going to be killing civilians, and effectively surrendered.

There is a growing number of Russians that do not agree with Putin's attack. It will be fascinating to see if anyone can get to him?

We need 'someone' to get the word out that if Putin is taken out, the world will negotiate a peaceful plan where everyone prospers.

 

[Guno צְבִי]

It's hard to discern fact from fiction here, but there are reports of Russian military telling Ukrainians that they did not know that they were going to be killing civilians, and effectively surrendered.

There is a growing number of Russians that do not agree with Putin's attack. It will be fascinating to see if anyone can get to him?

We need 'someone' to get the word out that if Putin is taken out, the world will negotiate a peaceful plan where everyone prospers.

read Putin's speech

https://www.russiamatters.org/analy...l-lines-russias-military-intervention-ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/extracts-putins-speech-ukraine-2022-02-21/

 

[Hawkeye10]

Alternative to the Western propaganda that Putin is insane:

 

[Hawkeye10]

I think it is VDH I heard say that as the Russians give up on the West they are returning to their Eastern roots....I wonder if this has something to do with why the West claims to not be able to understand Putin, why they jump to the conclusion that he has mental problems.

 

[signalmankenneth]

Looking dead-eyed into the camera on Friday, Vladimir Putin gave one of the most bizarre speeches of his 22 years as Russia’s leader, a directive that managed to sound alarming even in a week when he has ordered tanks into Ukraine and missile strikes on Kyiv.

“Once again I speak to the Ukrainian soldiers,” he said, addressing his enemy. “Do not allow neo-Nazis and Banderites to use your children, your wives and the elderly as a human shield. Take power into your own hands. It seems that it will be easier for us to come to an agreement than with this gang of drug addicts and neo-Nazis.”

The speech seemed to be ripped from an alternate reality – or from the second world war, where Putin appears to be spending more of his time as he launches the kind of broad military offensive not seen in Europe for nearly 70 years.

All this week, Putin’s megalomaniacal tendencies have been on display like never before. He has summoned his aides for a surreal national security council that resembled a television reality show and launched tirades about Lenin and decisions made nearly 100 years ago.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ch-wrecks-his-once-pragmatic-image/ar-AAUjhpE

I was wondering if Putin was still rational, apparently not?!!

 

[Althea]

read Putin's speech

https://www.russiamatters.org/analy...l-lines-russias-military-intervention-ukraine

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/extracts-putins-speech-ukraine-2022-02-21/

Putin's dreams came to fruition when trump's campaign manager accepted tens of millions of dollars to install pro Putin players throughout Ukraine's govt.. In fact, it was V.P Biden who pressured Ukraine to clean out this trash.

At that point Putin was screwed so he had to install his long time partner in crime as POTUS. That gave Ukraine 4 years to enjoy freedom as trump/Putin worked to get Ukraine back in Putin's control. It almost worked, but thankfully the flaccid orange moron didn't get re elected.

Putin has been planning this since trump took office. What do you think they secretly discussed in Helsinki?

 

[Hawkeye10]

Putin's dreams came to fruition when trump's campaign manager accepted tens of millions of dollars to install pro Putin players throughout Ukraine's govt.. In fact, it was V.P Biden who pressured Ukraine to clean out this trash.

At that point Putin was screwed so he had to install his long time partner in crime as POTUS. That gave Ukraine 4 years to enjoy freedom as trump/Putin worked to get Ukraine back in Putin's control. It almost worked, but thankfully the flaccid orange moron didn't get re elected.

Putin has been planning this since trump took office. What do you think they secretly discussed in Helsinki?

Fantasy.