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.