Trump's empty rhetoric was that he would end this war in 24 hours. Did that clock start yet, because we are in fact 7 months into his presidency.
Trump needs new advisors, or he needs to get off the pot and deal with Putin as he should have from day one. The 'we are friends' rhetoric makes him sound like a clown.
Time to implement every severe policy, sanction, etc to bring Russia's economy to its knees like yesterday. And provide Ukraine with whatever weaponry to take out key assets in the Moscow metro that produce steam for heat, and all food distribution facilities. Also major roads, and their transit system. Destroy them so that almost nothing enters Moscow. Come winter, the people in Moscow freeze and starve. Make that happen, and Putin is deposed. And doing anything less than this is pure weakness on Trump's part.
If Trump continues to placcate Putin, it will be disastrous for the Republicans in November, 2026.
Give Ukraine a couple hundred tomahawk cruise missiles to launch on Russia at one time, on November 1 when it begins to get cold in Russia, and take out steam generations plants, and all major food distribution facilities, all major roads, airports, and the transit system. A huge number depend on the transit system. Moscow is the key to get the people disgusted enough to take out Putin.
They are local to the center for government. If you recall, the leader of the Wagner Group, when he was marching on Moscow, he was a good 100+ miles away when his men were stopped. It takes motivating the people there in Moscow to finally deal with the evil Satan known as Putin.
If they are freezing and starving to death, they will have the necessary motivation.