T'was the Chinese who had hypnotized the programmed murderer via his mother in "Manchurian Candidate". Putin didn't need hypnosis. Why?

Imagine any parent being involved in turning his/her child into an assassin for any country? Mentally ill perhaps or just evil? How could anyone turn a loved one into a cold-blooded murderer unless the anyone were insane/mad/crazy/nuts/wackdoodly? Is evil always mad?