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... The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Trump administration is reviewing a request to lift sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a multibillion-dollar state fund the Biden administration branded a "slush fund" for Russian President Vladimir Putin when it hit the fund with penalties days after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

A U.S. official confirmed to The Times that the Trump administration is assessing the fund's application through established channels as part of an effort to "improve U.S.-Russia relations and help end the war." The official praised the fund's chief, Kirill Dmitriev, as "a helpful envoy." ...

@#1 ... as part of an effort to "improve U.S.-Russia relations and help end the war." ...

So, how might Pres Putin view this latest bowing to him?

Will he view it as a posture of strength against him and suddenly change his goal that Ukraine should not exist as a country?

Or, might Pres Putin just see this latest effort by Pres Trump as yet another showing of Pres Trump bowing in front of Pres Putin?