Je ne veux pas faire de prédictions au doigt mouillé, mais on a dire que j'ai bon espoir qu'il finisse comme Staline (enfin, disons qu'il y a une théorie qui voudrait que Béria ait empoissonné Staline - faut dire que Béria savait tellement de trucs et était tellement puissant qu'il craignait de finir purgé aussi -, qui lui même aurait d'ailleurs fait empoisonner Lénine. Donc ça resterait raccord avec la tradition quoi... ).
Avant, il aura eu le temps de faire bien des dégâts (donc à court terme, je suis plutôt inquiète), mais à la longue, j'ai la conviction qu'un bon retour de karma l'attend. A force de novitchoquer des gens, ça devait finir par arriver.

Ah sinon...
Je te jure Métro, j'essaye de faire preuve de compassion envers mon prochain et de ne pas juger. Je fais des efforts et tout.... Je me dis "non Chimère, les gens ne sont pas tous débiles, et insupportables. Ils méritent de l'amour et de la compréhension". Je travaille là-dessus, tout ça...

Et puis je tombe sur ce genre d'articles...

Ce n'est pas complètement impossible et on doit être nombreux à espérer ça mais il faut espérer que ça se produise avant qu'il décide d'utiliser son arsenal nucléaire ou d'attaquer l'OTAN. Et à condition que la suite des combats au sol en Ukraine ne cause pas de dommages majeurs à une centrale nucléaire (comme ça a failli se produire aujourd'hui). Et en espérant aussi que la chute hypothétique de Poutine ne cause pas d'autres problèmes.

D'ailleurs, dans l'émission dont je parlais, il y a un des intervenants qui a fait la même réflexion sur le visage de Poutine, qu'il avait l'air bouffi, prématurément vieilli, en mauvaise santé... Preuve que je n'avais pas rêvé... (et il a été avancé l'idée que la prise de médicaments pourraient expliquer, en partie du moins, son comportement de plus en plus délirant).

Is Putin suffering 'delirium and confusion' due to Long COVID? Questions arise over Russian leader’s mental state after rumours of cancer and Parkinson’s disease

With the eyes of the world on Vladimir Putin, questions are being asked about the Russian leader's state of mind after he announced the invasion of Ukraine in 'rambling, terrifying, apocalyptic' fashion.

Rumours surrounding the Russian leader's health have been swirling for years, with repeated reports suggesting that he is suffering from cancer and Parkinson's disease.

On top of that, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on both the President's physical and mental health can't be underestimated, and it's been suggested that brain fog as a result of Long Covid could be impairing his cognitive function.

Although it's not clear if he's had the virus, the Sputnik vaccine is not known to be reliable and after isolating in September after members of his inner circle tested positive he disappeared from view for a long period in October.

The US thinktank The Council For Foreign relations has speculated that, after behaviour and statements that are 'off' and 'not right,' he is suffering brain fog induced by Long Covid.

What's more, the isolation caused by the pandemic itself could have left the 69-year-old even further detached from reality, with one neuropsychologist claiming the 'progressive isolation' could have led to hubris syndrome, which 'diminished his ability to weigh up risk'.

Speaking to FEMAIL, Clinical Director at Medicine Direct. Hussain Abdeh explained how a person's mental state could be uprooted by the virus.

He explained: 'Research early on into the pandemic also found that a small number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 experienced sudden behavioural changes including delirium, confusion, and agitation.'

It is commonly associated with a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence, accomplishments or capabilities.

It is characterised by a pattern of exuberant self-confidence, recklessness and contempt for others, and is most particularly recognised in subjects holding positions of significant power.

Surrounded by Russian cronies who are terrified to tell him no, Putin is hardly a world leader who could be associated with being the most grounded or level headed.

But in televised addresses leading up to the invasion of Ukraine, he's been by turns rambling, terrifying and apocalyptic while yesterday he gave a chilling warning to its allies in the West, promising there would be dire consequences for any foreign state that 'interferes'.

Meanwhile Professor Ian Robertson, a neuropsychologist at Trinity College Dublin, has suggested Putin could be suffering from hubris syndrome.

Speaking to The I, Robertson said Putin's political trajectory 'is as much personal as political, because once the hubris syndrome takes hold in the brain, the personal and the national are identical because the leader is the nation and its destiny'.

Meanwhile he also said changes in the frontal lobe of the brain caused by the condition could diminish the person's ability to weigh up risk.

Here FEMAIL analyses the health woes which have plagued Putin over the last decade - and how they could have impacted his mental state...

HOW LONG-COVID COULD BE IMPACTING PUTIN'S MENTAL STATE

At the start of the pandemic, Putin went to extraordinary lengths to avoid catching the virus during a hospital visit, donning a full hazmat suit at Russia's main coronavirus clinic.

But on the whole, the President has stayed decidedly out of the public eye during the Covid-19 crisis, with officials and journalists having to self-isolate before meeting the president.

Last year, Russian Olympic medalists invited to meet with president were told they would need to spend a week in quarantine before the meeting went ahead.

And in September, it emerged Putin had entered self-isolation after a member of his entourage contracted Covid-19 despite extensive precautions.

The Russian president abandoned a scheduled trip to Tajikistan, and did not campaign in person for parliamentary elections.

He has been fully vaccinated with the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V - receiving his second jab in April.

Dr Paul Ettlinger, GP at The London General Practice added to FEMAIL: 'Long Covid can certainly affect your mental health. It affects people's ability to resume normal life and their capacity to do work.

'It can comprise of a number of debilitating symptoms, with fatigue and muscle weakness being a frequently reported symptom, which can last for weeks or months.

'It is a disfunction of the autonomic nervous system similar to chronic fatigue syndrome and can cause you to have an inability to make accurate decisions and to experience a clouded mind resulting in feelings of confusion.

'You need to look at the individual as a whole when viewing how a person's mental health may have been affected.

'For example if someone spent some time in intensive care with Covid they may well be experiencing post traumatic stress. Also if their symptoms resulted in a period of time off work then they may also have feelings of isolation which can impact their mental health.

'Cognitive impairment, known as mental fog, can continue for much longer even if the patient feels physically back to normal. I believe many Covid sufferers have unrecognised post-infection cognitive impairment, manifesting in subtle memory impairment.

'A balanced diet and graduated exercise are important in managing all manifestations of long Covid. Brain exercises will improve "brain fog" and cognition – so whatever familiar exercises you like doing, for example crosswords, bridge, wordle or simply reading a book which engages you.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin was 'absolutely healthy', but would self-isolate after coming in contact with someone who contracted the virus.

He did not clarify for how long Putin would remain in self-isolation, but assured that the president will continue working as usual.

Asked if Putin tested negative for the virus, Peskov said: 'Of course, yes.'

Peskov did not say who among Putin's contacts were infected, saying only that there were several cases..

According to Laurie Garrett, former senior fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, Putin disappeared from view in October.

She tweeted: 'It's been suggested that #Putin isn't thinking properly, perhaps due to long #COVID19

'No proof, of course. In Sept. he went into quarantine after COVID cases emerged in his inner circle.'

He disappeared from view for two weeks before holding an in-person meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Then he continued to have most of his public meetings by video conference/

Garett continued: 'By October Putin had disappeared. There was widespread speculation that he was sick with #COVID19.

'But it's also possible that he was trying to stay safe. The Sputnik #vaccine isn't very effective against variants -- zip anti-#Omicron.'

She added: 'During the fall, when #Putin was absent from public view polls show Russian people were increasingly mistrusting their President, and the government overall.

'Rumors spread that Putin was 'paranoid''.

Footage filmed in November appeared to indicate the leader had been unwell, with Putin suffering a coughing fit during a TV appearance.

Putin was holding a meeting with officials to discuss the 'acute financial problems' caused by coronavirus when he suffered the bout of coughing.

The video was later edited so that Putin's coughing fit seemed less severe.

State news agency TASS asked the Kremlin about Putin's health and was told he was 'absolutely normal'.

Sur la poutine, bon je veux bien croire à un manque de culture (mais quand-même... vous avez vu la tête de Poutine, le dictateur ? Vous trouvez qu'il a une tête de plat de frites avec de la sauce et du fromage fondu ?... )... mais concernant les restaurateurs, je ne vois pas d'excuses.
C'est du même acabit que les gens qui s'en prennent aux asiatiques à cause du Covid...

Mais j'avoue que faire le lien entre la politique offensive et violente de Poutine, et un restaurateur russe en France... j'arrive même pas à comprendre en fait.