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Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality | Rafael Behr

Ukraine–Russia
Putin and Trump are both trapped in losing battles against reality | Rafael Behr
NEWS SUMMARY
Vladimir Putin is trapped in a losing war in Ukraine, which has sacrificed hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of roubles for no discernible gain, despite propaganda efforts to mask the failure. Similarly, Donald Trump's worldview, less cluttered with mythology but pumped with narcissism, prevents him from acknowledging Ukraine's defensive capabilities and the practical constraints on US power.
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The Ukraine and Iran wars are very different, but a common authoritarian delusion unites the men who started themA strongman president, self-styled redeemer of national glory, is trapped in a conflict he can’t win but doesn’t know how to end without looking like a loser. A cult of infallibility prevents the leader admitting a strategic blunder even to himself.

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Ukraine–Russia

Latest verified updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine, frontline shifts, drone warfare, Western support, occupied territories, and ceasefire diplomacy.

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Ukraine drone strike on oil refinery deep inside Russia kills at least 13
The Guardian Europe
Ukraine confirms strikes on oil refinery in Russia’s Tatarstan – as it happened
The Guardian Europe
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Russia bars only party opposing war in Ukraine from parliamentary vote
Al Jazeera
At least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone strike deep into Russia
BBC Europe
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REPORTAl Jazeera1d ago

Russian forces kill several in Ukraine, launch ‘brutal’ attack in Odesa

Russian family denied asylum in Finland fear reprisals for pro-Ukraine activism
REPORTThe Guardian Europe1d ago

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