If the story with Putin’s adoption is true (and I believe it is), it must be the major factor in his personal emotional life and his psychology as a leader.
Vera Putina, his alleged natural mother, died in March of 2023, about the same time he started the Ukraine war.
Did… pic.twitter.com/tcnNPxVhLC— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) May 28, 2025
