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"Putin has no health problems, he is intelligent and he knows exactly what he is doing"

2022-04-29 19:02:07Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Putin has no health problems, he is intelligent and he knows exactly what
Vladimir Putin

As Russia's offensive against Ukraine enters its third month, questions continue to be raised as to whether a negotiated solution with Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible.

Kenneth Dekleva, a psychiatrist who has previously worked with the State Department, dismisses any speculation that Putin is unstable and therefore impossible to talk to.

"He has no mental problems. "He is a rational actor and in his mind, he knows exactly what he is doing," said Mr Dekleva. "He is an extremely smart leader, very intelligent and ruthless, who has been in power for more than 22 years."

Mr. Dekleva, a senior fellow at the George HW Bush Foundation for US-China Relations, has been studying the former Russian intelligence agent for 20 years.

He describes Putin as a man of unwavering, strong mind, master of manipulating people and extremely focused, as a result of his preparations in the KGB.

President Putin is 69 years old and his recent actions may suggest a less flexible leadership style, which in some cases is observed in older leaders.

"You become more rigid. You see things more in black and white, and you have less tolerance for nuances and alternatives. Of course it is a possibility, though it can not be said only from his recent decision regarding the war in Ukraine. "He seems to be deliberately very focused and a man in a hurry," said Mr Dekleva.

The key to negotiating with someone like Putin, says Mr. Dekleva, is trying to understand and the ability to share his mentality even when you do not agree with him.

For Jason Pack, an analyst at the NATO Defense College Foundation in Italy, reaching an agreement with Putin requires persuasive action.

“Mendoj se duhet të jemi jashtëzakonisht të guximshëm, deri në pragun e atyre situatave që mund të mendojmë se do të shkaktonin një shkallëzim të madh … si përfshirja në një luftë kibernetike të ashpër”, thotë zoti Pack. “Për shembull, të bëjmë të fiken dritat në Shën Peterburg për dy orë dhe më pas do të negociojmë … Herën tjetër, do të kalojnë dy ditë (pa drita) nëse nuk i plotësoni kërkesat tona”.

Zoti Pack thotë se Putini kishte çdo arsye për të besuar se Perëndimi do të tërhiqej nëse ai do të sulmonte Ukrainën, pavarësisht se Perëndimi ka “më shumë fuqi ushtarake dhe ekonomike”.

Ai thekson ndërhyrjen ruse në Gjeorgji në vitin 2008, dikur pjesë e Bashkimit Sovjetik dhe tani republikë e pavarur. Rusia pushtoi 20% të territorit të atij vendi. Në vitin 2014, Putini i rrëmbeu Ukrainës rajonin jugor të Krimesë.

"It seems that he respects force, and he does not only respect dialogue. He did not even think that sanctions (threatened by the West) would be imposed if he attacked. "In his mind, they were just words," said Pack, adding that he did not believe Putin would take any catastrophic nuclear action.

"He wants to live. He is terrified of COVID. He stands 6 feet away from his advisers. "So I do not think there is a danger that he will undermine the world as long as we adhere to the rules so that NATO does not fight in Ukraine."

Putin vehemently opposes Ukraine's membership in NATO. That country was part of the Soviet Union. He has complained that the West is too close to Russia's borders. / VOA


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