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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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Russian ballistic attacks intensify as Kyiv claims Dnipropetrovsk advance
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Civilian deaths in Ukraine in July hit highest level since May 2022: UN
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