I do not think Putin is as neurotic as Trump. Trump was born rich and could hire people smarter than himself to maintain his delusions of grandeur. Putin had to use his own brain to get where he was before and after The Wall came down. Trump is actually stupid, Putin is not.. Putin thinking of his children, makes me think of Trump and his children. There are all types of parent / child relationships, but I don't see either of them being moved greatly by their children.