Joe Biden told reporters that he was expressing his “moral outrage” when he said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” but it did not reflect a change in U.S. policy.
18.03.2022 - 16:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
President Vladimir Putin 's tirade on Wednesday has been poured over and one expert has characterised him as a ' hostile enforcer '.
The televised address covered remarks - and warnings - aimed at traitors, oligarchs, and his enemies.
Putin's harshest words were directed to Russians who disagreed with him, calling pro-Western Russians "scum and traitors".
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has entered its fourth week amid broad Western sanctions and protests inside the country and globally.
For his enemies in the West and abroad, Putin sent out a chilling warning and doubled down on his claims he was not at fault for the invasion of Ukraine.
Aubrey Immelman, an associate professor of psychology at the College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University, spoke to the Mirror to break down the Russian president's speech.
He has spent years researching and creating psychological profiles of political leaders.
In his attempted rallying cry, he singled out "traitors" that would be spat out by Russians "like a midge that flew into their mouths".
'Hostile enforcers' are people who are sticklers for rules and believe they have the right and obligation to control and punish those who break them.
Furthermore, they believe they are best qualified to determine what the punishment is.
The hostile enforcer will operate under the guise of serving the public interest.
In politics, these personality types will search out the rule breakers and exercise their uncompromising punishment to retain power and control.
Prof Immelman spoke to the Mirror about Putin's speech and his motives.
Putin makes reference to "oysters" and other high-end food during his rambling speech seemingly talking about wealthy Russian oligarchs.
He said: "I do not in the least
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Harry Potter author during a speech about cancel culture.During a televised meeting with cultural figures, Putin claimed there was a campaign against Russian culture in response to the world’s reaction after he ordered the country’s military to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.“Today they are trying to cancel a whole thousand-year culture – our people”, Putin said. “They are banning Russian writers and books.”Putin was reported as saying: “They cancelled Joanne Rowling recently, the children’s author. Her books are published all over the world. Just because she did not satisfy the demands of gender rights,” he said, in reference to the backlash Rowling has received for her views on transgender issues.He went on: “They are trying to cancel our country.
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