Putin's Psychosis

Psychoanalyzing Vladimir Putin's Behavior in Ukraine (Vol. 2; Issue 7)

Any effort to psychoanalyze Vladimir Putin’s disastrous invasion of Ukraine quickly becomes mired in complexity. The motivation driving the now-raging war involves many dynamically interacting variables. These include his status as autocrat, his perception of NATO countries threatening him, and his failure to meaningfully negotiate. The antecedents reac…