Vladimir Putin has developed a ‘messianic obsession’ with Russian greatness after being ‘closeted away from the virus and the real world’ for two years, a former NATO general secretary has said.
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, who led the pact from 1999 to 2003, warned the West must avoid provoking the ‘thin-skinned’ leader who could further escalate his barbaric invasion of Ukraine.
The Labour peer said in a lecture at St Anthony’s College at Oxford University that the Russian president showed an ’emotional side’ when they met before but now he has a ‘dangerous mind-set’ that could lead to even greater devastation.
Vladimir Putin has developed a ‘messianic obsession’ with Russian greatness after being ‘closeted away from the virus and the real world’ a former NATO general…