Who is More Ruthless --- Trump or Putin?

Vladimir Putin has had a long career in Russian political life -- first as Head of the KGB (in the older days)-- comparable to the roughest agencies in American life: the CIA, the NSA, or even the FBI.
He has been successful over time: in amassing some wealth for himself and his country (through oil, primarily), eliminating enemies (other oligarchs who opposed him), and solidifying Russia's place in the modern world.

Mr. Putin has even managed to expand Russia's sphere of influence: Crimea, Croatia, Donetsk, and other countries where a strong majority of citizens are Russian-speaking (all of the the old USSR countries).  He has been brilliant in his ruthlessness and success.

Donald J. Trump, on the other hand, is not a politician nor is he a particularly good government official. He is a CAPITALIST. He has no particular moral code, few values besides the idea of "profit," and even fewer consistent plans as to how to be a President, a leader, a moral champion, or a decent person. Instead he would sell out anyone for profit: his country, his own wavering moral compass, and/or anyone around him.  He is not a good person.

Mr. Trump relies upon his own instincts and whimsy to make extraordinarily important decisions. And he does so without regard to anyone except his own "brand" (a living, breathing, reinterpretation of Trump himself). His "brand" is his life, His "brand" is his self-worth. His "brand" is Trump.