In front of the public Vladimir Putin has shown himself to be a brave and fearless ruler. In reality, he is shy, fearful and even has Imposter Syndrome.
This is what British journalist John Sweeney told t-online.de. According to him, Putin was deathly afraid of the late Alexei Navalny, who for many years exposed the corruption schemes of the Kremlin and threatened the power of Putin and his oligarchs.
According to the journalist, the Russian president had a pathological fear of Navalny and did not even dare to pronounce his name.
„We see Putin as a hyper-aggressive ruler, but he has a different side. He is shy, cautious and even has Imposter Syndrome,” said John Sweeney.
What is Imposter Syndrome? With it, those affected cannot evaluate their successes. In their lives, they experience a constant fear of being exposed as frauds. Fears are often related to professional performance, but can also arise in personal life.
It is precisely the fear of Navalny that explains his poisoning by the Russian services on the orders of Putin himself. The Russian president understood very well that Navalny is charismatic, handsome, tall, with a wonderful sense of humor. The exact opposite of Putin. The lowly Russian president's sense of humor is crude, he likes to humiliate other people.
Navalny was not afraid of Putin, but the latter was dying of fear of him. And like a number of other critics of the Kremlin, Navalny lost his life trying to change the situation in the Russian Federation for the better.