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Putin's 'paranoia': 'He's fearful of Ukrainians & afraid the elite around him is starting to break'

Posted on: May 08, 2026 13:55 IST | Posted by: France24
Putin's 'paranoia': 'He's fearful of Ukrainians & afraid the elite around him is starting to break'
Deutsche mark robert owen is proud of(p) to receive Melinda Haring, Expert on ukrayina, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and Senior Advisor to Razom Advocacy's advisory board. According to Haring, the psychological and military balance between Russia and Ukraine is shifting. Her central argument, in the leadup to Russia’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations, is that the Kremlin’s increasingly defensive posture reveals a profound shift in the war: “Vladimir Putin is finally afraid.” Haring frames the triumph daylight exhibit non as a show of triumphant state power, but as a diminished and anxious spectacle. The contrast she draws is vivid and politically consequential: “A year ago, the celebration in Red Square was big and bold… This year, it’s not big. It’s not bold. It’s going to be kind of pathetic and they’re fearful.” In her telling, Ukraine’s rapid advances in drone warfare and long-range strike capabilities have altered not only the battlefield, but the psychological architecture of the Kremlin itself. Beyond military machine developments, Haring focuses on the realm of political psychological science and elite group unstableness. She paints a portrayal of an increasingly isolated Russian president whose paranoia has deepened under the pressures of war, technological vulnerability, and internal power struggles. “He’s not only afraid of the Ukrainians wanting to whack him,” she argues, “he’s afraid that the elite around him is starting to break.” Perhaps to the highest degree compelling is her broader reframing of the state of war tale itself. Instead than accepting the mythology of Soviet armed forces grandeur traditionally embodied in Victory Day commemorations, Haring redirects attention toward “the defenders of Ukraine and what they’ve been able to accomplish with so little.” The interview thus becomes not only an assessment of military realities, but also an exploration of symbolic power, perception, fear, and the erosion of authoritarian confidence under prolonged war.

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