Is Putin a Madman? | Russia Ukraine Conflict

After Russian President Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert over the war in Ukraine, many are wondering if Putin is a madman. In this episode of America Uncovered, we look at what people who have worked with Putin say about his mental state, why he might be using the threat of nuclear weapons as a strategy, and why he also might be pretending to be mad as a strategy.

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[joak]

"There is an ever deepening delusional rendering of history."
"He's completely separated from reality."

It's a common affliction politicians suffer from.

[ninkenny]

I can't wait until Chris is back with Aliens Uncovered episodes.

[jimluebke]

"That joke may be dark, but it's also statistically accurate."

This is why we love this channel. =)

[drewpool]

Man, Chris without a beard is like going back in time 7 years.

[botowner]

China: "Taiwan has been a part of China since ancient times."
Russia: "Ukraine has been a part of Ruddia since ancient times."

[RVBMichaelJCaboose]

I mean speaking from experience (afganistan and vietnam), going to war in a country’s borders, no matter how small it is, tends to be more difficult than defending your own country.

[elmunus]

I quite enjoyed Matt and Shelly hosting while Chris was gone. I love Chris as a host, but its good to mix it up now and then.

[automategames]

putin has been playing the game over 20 years, we get a new president every 3-4 years..
imagine you start playing a new video game and theres someone whos been playing it for 15-20 years before you even learn the job.

[kazekamiha]

Putin might see the collapse of the Soviet Union as a tragedy but everyone who broke out of it thought 'so this is what it's like to be able to breathe'.

[paulbrimm]

When trump got elected I personally knew people who were saying he was a mad man who was going to nuke us all. Everything they've said after that is accompanied by circus music.

[thecowardlydm]

Crazy, probably not. Makes more sense that he's slightly panicking or frustrated after getting bad intel and his armed forces failing him, as well as protests from his people and oligarchs.

[jebremocampo]

Remember the last time nukes were used in war? An empire of Samurai's with sophisticated heirarchies became a land of cosplay, manga, anime, weird commercials, and tentacle fantasies...so think for a second if we want another one

[hunterlf]

As a Romanian my self, I feel offended by you guys, calling the unhinged Soviet.... a vampire, one thing is for sure, i am not sharing the blood with him.

[someone-wonu]

i have watched too many of these videos to just believe chris is on a "vacation"

[NotoriusMaximus]

He is different.
Crazy is for the ordinary people, Putin is eccentric :P

[soulsmith]

They're out of touch with reality. Russia was using diplomacy from 2008 to 2014 and then switched to military action. This was a linear series of events that Russia undertook to achieve their desired goal.

[svetaross]

Putin is NOT a madman. Look for a madman in opposite direction.

[muddykat-tech]

I've actually been getting ads consistently ever since Chris went on vacation.

YouTube conspiracy time!

[sinisterthoughts]

That "pew-pew" almost had me spit drink out! Looks like Chris isn't the only comedic newsman out there!

[cortster]

Putin is too confident with social interactions to have Aspergers, I'd say.