Carl Bildt marvels at the similarities between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s failed wars of choice.
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May 18, 2026
Carl Bildt
Confident in the belief that there is nothing their respective militaries cannot do, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump led their countries into wars that failed virtually from the start. Now, they are looking to each other for help getting out of the messes they made, but neither holds winning cards.
STOCKHOLM—Two aging leaders are struggling to get out of disastrous wars that they personally drove their countries into. Neither is succeeding.
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