Putin is not a bear. He's a short man with an inferiority complex and next to no body hair. He's a bit thin on top too. He decides when to manufacture being hurt and being angry, and seeming to be just a little a bit crazy. Well, enough to keep the West scared he could actually press the button. He is pathologically a control freak. Highly manipulative. An extremely intelligent man. It's been amusing watching him have a genuine melt down though. His Generals have looked very dejected. One even let out a deep sigh. I've dealt with people like Putin before. Poke the bear?
He gets riled by the mere existence of democracy. It's kryptonite to him! He pathologically hates the west which he sees as morally corrupt. He is homophobic and an escapist into a fantasy world. The imaginary past of USSR greatness. He's not a bear he's a pathological liar.
