> The post comes a day after Trump criticized Putin for continuing the war effort despite reports that more than 700,000 Russians have been killed or wounded in the fighting, which has also caused Russia’s economy to plummet with inflation edging towards 10%.

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>“He can’t be thrilled,” Trump said. “He’s not doing so well. I mean, he’s grinding it out … it’s not making him look very good.”

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>“I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal,” he added.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trump-tells-putin-to-end-ukraine-war-now-or-else-we-can-do-it-the-easy-way-or-the-hard-way/

I think the "FAVOR" is extending the olive branch and changing U.S. policy on this, allowing Russia to cut it's losses.

I also read somewhere on Nostr yesterday that the US was stopping shipments of arms to Ukraine.