Putin’s War Is A Failure: Former CIA Station ChiefPosted on July 21, 2025 Dan Hoffmann on Life, Liberty and Levin. Putin has to be concerned, because his war is a failure, resulting in, reportedly, a million casualties. Finland and Sweden are now NATO members. As you mentioned, NATO is now spending — NATO members — most of them up to five percent. That’s what they’re pledging. They’ve been awakened from their post-Cold War slumber, and we’ve got United States leadership on the world stage to help make all of that happen.”
