Washington: Sanctions can weigh Putin's mental health (even gravely) on the outside of Ukraine

Surprised by the speed at which sanctions against Russia have weakened the Russian state, President Joe Biden's top councillors have raised concerns that this will move Putin to react worse and perhaps even expand the war. Senior councillors at the White House who have worked on the strategy for confrontation [...]
Senior advisers at the White House who have been working on the confrontation strategy with Russia over Putin's war in Ukraine have begun to debate a new concern: that major direct sanctions against Moscow, which have begun to produce a faster effect than imagined, could push Vladmir Putin perhaps even in the spread of war beyond Ukraine.
In the Chamber of Situations, during a meeting held last days, this concern has been raised and repeated, according to the three officials at the White House.
Mr. Putin's tender, say US intelligence officials for the White House and Congress, is to double his steps when I see him falling down.
So they have described a number of reactions that can be expected from Vladimir Putin, including intensification of the bombing of cities in Ukraine by compensation for previous mistakes made by his forces, adding cyber attacks on the American financial system, will make more threats of nuclear war, and perhaps make moves to spread the war beyond the borders of Ukraine.
The debate over Mr. Putin, linked to several urgent examinations of Russian intelligence agencies regarding Vladimir Putin's mental health, and that this could increase his appetites by adding two years of isolation from the Coronavirus. (Perscope landing: There have been many reports that Putin is very afraid of the Coronavirus.
These concerns have prompted Vladimir Putin on Saturday to call for increased readiness for Russia's nuclear arsenal and in response to aggressive responses to the West.
Vladimir Putin's reaction to the wave of sanctions has thus provoked the concern of senior American officials in what they call the Putin problem ?
This problem, has been recommended by American officials, to discuss with President Biden's close circle. /NY Times/ With cuts, translated Periscopi/











