![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/im-an-ex-kgb-spy-who-trained-at-the-same-academy-as-vlad/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/crop-23120385.jpg&description=Exclusive THE ENEMY WITHIN Published : 7:06, 23 Jul 2023 A FORMER KGB spy who trained at the same top military academy as Putin knows all too well what a master manipulator he is. Aliia Roza, 38, now a life coach, said Putin has "brainwashed" the Russian population using techniques that the KGB instils "in your DNA". 7 Allia Roza sees Putin's KGB training in his ruling of Russia and invasion of Ukraine Credit: John Chapple for The US Sun 7 With looks to kill, she spent 20 years training to be a spy and working for the Putin regime Credit: Instagram 7 The retired spy fiercely denounces Putin's war in Ukraine Credit: Instagram The mum-of-one believes Putin's spy training is responsible for his rise to power - and underneath his infamous strongman image is a manipulative and intimidating operator. 'He became so powerful from the techniques he learnt… I know them too, but then he started to use it against the moral good," Aliia told The Sun. "Nothing has changed since communism. They say the Cold War has ended, but really it's still on. "He's manipulating the whole world saying that if they will not listen to him, he will start a nuclear war. It's blackmail." Carrying his KGB playbook with him , Putin's conquering of the divide and rule approach and masterful use of manipulation has never gone unnoticed. For decades, those skills thrived in the closed worlds of Soviet-era intelligence before being thrust onto the world stage when he took power in 2000. And his same ruthless spy techniques have persisted as he tries to maintain his iron-fist rule during Russia's most unstable period for years. "It's in your DNA," Aliia said. The ex-agent described how Putin's mass manipulation has helped to maintain the illusion of his control. 'In that academy, they trained us and they teach us how to live this double life and how to build your brand so strong that people would believe you 100 per cent,' she previously told The Sun. 'You've seen so many photos of Mr Putin riding the hor){kind=link}
A FORMER KGB spy who trained at the same top military academy as Putin knows all too well what a master manipulator he is.
Aliia Roza, 38, now a life coach, said Putin has “brainwashed” the Russian population using techniques that the KGB instils “in your DNA”.
The mum-of-one believes Putin’s spy training is responsible for his rise to power – and underneath his infamous strongman image is a manipulative and intimidating operator.
“He became so powerful from the techniques he learnt… I know them too, but then he started to use it against the moral good,” Aliia told The Sun.
“Nothing has changed since communism. They say the Cold War has ended, but really it’s still on.