Russia expert: No bigger insult to Putin than being called misinformed

Russia and cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch discusses US intelligence reports claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer himself, has been misinformed by his top advisers on the Ukraine war. #CNN #News

[riparianlife]

Russian trolls who were telling me last week that Ukraine was about to surrender have gone silent.

[robbrcnstuff]

When everyone only tells you what you want to hear, you will fail.

[FElectricEagle]

He's not misinformed. He just doesn't want to hear the real truth.

[robyost]

Putin's also paranoid much like his hero, Stalin. So telling him he's being misinformed is good psychological strategy whether it's true or not.

[CaminoAir]

'Misinformed' is one of the milder words I can think of. 'Paranoid', 'Lacking humanity', 'Incompetent', 'Unable to exercise power except through suppression of every opponent and dissenting opinion."

[k_Challenge_with_video]

“if you attack us, you will see our faces, not our backs”
- Volodymyr Zelensky

[lindapelle]

Prosecute the parents of soldiers who died? Just because they talked about it? That’s insane something is really wrong with this guy.

[jf]

Putin was not misinformed by “advisers”. Advisers can dispense information with out fear. Putin has only subordinates that fearfully carry out his orders. The idea that Putin has advisers is a ridiculous concept. Putin has misinformed Putin here no one else is to blame.

[hamzamahmood]

Turns out when you threaten your soldiers and generals they tend to lie to surprising. Wouldn't it be cute for a Russian soldier to report that a Ukrainian farmer stole their tank with a tractor??

[garymay]

Their all scared to tell him the truth that he's not interested in hearing

[edwinalexander]

He was self deluded about his military prowess and he always overstates it.

[vgshwk]

He misinformed himself when he called it a special military operation.

[sixtwo]

Putin was not "misinformed" - he was self-deluded.

[dfguko]

He's not misinformed but he ignored the facts about reality.He's living in his own bubble since decades.

[vincentsablan]

I would NOT want to live in a time or place, where it's "illegal" to tell, or know the truth...

[Prometheushighaf]

Soldier: *gets tank stolen by farmer*

Putin: how's it going?

General: so far good!

😂🇷🇺🤡

[-TomH]

He wasn't insulted, he's a dictator NO ONE says boo to him. Therefor he's his own downfall is like ALL dictators, with no opposition you simply don't know your weakness👍🏻.

[JohnDoe-kbsj]

Putin's mighty military can't even capture a capital city of a country whose military is much smaller and right next door to his! What a joke! Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦✊

[ibmtpx]

I am just glad the table has turned on him. Nice to realize that the misinformation goes both ways.

[sooz]

Can you imagine, the people of Russia waiting for their children, brothers, husband's to return home, not knowing they are dead? When sufficient time passes with no contact from them and the realization hits that THEY ARE NOT COMING BACK there is going to be a mass awakening. I wonder how long they can continue to deny what they can probably find out if they want to know badly enough.