The single most destructive president to the western world for as long as the western world has been a thing... Even if he does nothing further, the damage to the trust and reputation of the USA is already done. I wonder just how many sane voices are going to try to talk him out of it, or has the cult fully taken over. Putin must be laughing, if Trump isn't an intentional Russian asset then he is their most useful idiot ever.
First half is dramatic, but i get why youd say that, but being a Russian asset is the most sphmoric thing ive read on these boards.
10s of billions plowed into Venezuela just taken away from them, their interests in the Arctic and including Greenland is far better leaving Denmark and weak Nato allies to control it, allows them axxess to the NSR, and to use their icebreakers, reopen bases and redeploy weaponry, plus resources etc, If Greenland did fall under US control Russia would be devestated, not to mention Chinese investment and tech utilised in the Arctic lost.
The idea any of this benefits Russia is ludicrous, Venezuela and the Arctic are 2 key interests of Russia, cheap Venezuelan oil and Arctic resources have helped Russia export discounted materials into new markets post sanctions, which have made Russia pivot strategically, including leaning toward other currencies.
Russia has been forced to increasingly accept larger risk legally and reputationally, it doesnt help that Trump has also crowded out Russian influence in the middle east, both in terms of influence and markets. Russia no longer is the go to for conflict resolution like in Syria, to the point they didnt even show up in Egypt peace summit, and lost out on Arab arms markets to Trump.
Infact it wouldnt be difficult to argue that Trump has absolutely strangled Russian global interests in one hand, while offering them a reprieve in the other, he can act one way, while realising this war, sanctions and the current anxiety triangle in europe give him a unique opportunity to out his foot on some key necks.
I think this is a massive opportunity for the EU to step up and start playing ball on the global stage, if they make a stand a number of allied countries will stand alongside them... but we all know they wont.
Trump could touchdown in Greenland, plant a flag and declared it MaraLago 2 electric Boogaloo land, and there would be wagging fingers only!
If im right in strategy assessment, i expect pressure to be laid on Greece, Turkey and / or India in skme form, or some sort of insurance shake up within the year. Id also expect skme sort of major Ukrainian operation that shakes restrictions on combat, but a s a retaliation to some sort of Russian war crime.
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