Observatory News, October 23rd, after the Trump administration of the United States imposed new sanctions on Russia, it provoked a furious response from Russia.

Vice Chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council Medvedev stated that people who still have illusions about the United States should wake up, because the United States is the enemy, and the so-called peacebuilder has officially embarked on the path of war against Russia.

He also said that the current Ukraine-Russia conflict is now the conflict of Trump, not the nonsense of the old糊涂 (confused) Biden.

Medvedev's words can be said to directly hit Trump's lungs. Trump is most concerned about his "peace" image. Putin previously supported Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, his "peace" identity has been directly negated by Medvedev.

Regarding the nature of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, it is also a slap in Trump's face. Trump always said that the Ukraine-Russia conflict is Biden's war, which has nothing to do with him. But now, Trump has become the one who takes over from Biden.

Medvedev

Since Trump came to power, his stance on the Ukraine issue has always been capricious.

During the campaign, he solemnly vowed that he could end the war on the first day of taking office.

After taking office, he had multiple phone calls with Putin and met him in the United States. Recently, he also said he would meet again in Hungary, but suddenly changed direction, canceled the meeting, and added more sanctions against Russia.

Therefore, from the Russian perspective, Trump's policy shift is just a habitual reaction of the U.S. national machine. When the actors change, there will be changes, but the script itself does not change. As they perform, they eventually return to their original state.

Biden's proxy war is still being continued by Trump. The difference is that Biden openly expresses his anti-Russian position, while Trump appears to be pro-Russian. When forced, he will still become angry and expose his true nature.

This also shows that the systemic contradictions between the United States and Russia will not change due to any individual.

Trump and Biden

Russia has actually understood this long ago. From possibly joining NATO to the continuous eastward expansion of NATO, Russia has been deceived time and again.

Putin was willing to deal with Trump more to use Trump, not because Trump truly favored Russia, but because Trump could accept the reality that Ukraine could not recover its lost territories. As he has repeatedly said before, the conflict is Biden's, so he has no burden at all. Even if he sells Ukraine, he can pass it on to Biden.

But as time went on, Trump lost patience and finally stopped pretending, returning to the old path of Biden.

In summary, although Trump is at odds with the Democratic Party, they are both stirring the same pot, and it is impossible to distinguish them clearly. Especially in foreign affairs, there may be some changes, but expecting a complete turnaround of 180 degrees is obviously unrealistic.

Putin and Trump

From a long-term perspective, the biggest beneficiary of this policy fluctuation is actually Russia.

The repeated actions of the United States have already caused confusion among its allies. The damage to Ukraine has already been done. Russia has never really believed in the United States. It has taken advantage of the relaxation of the United States for more than half a year and achieved certain breakthroughs. For example, now Zelensky accepts the ceasefire plan along the de facto line, which effectively means recognizing the lost territories as Russian territory.

Therefore, Russia does not mind Trump continuing to fluctuate, as long as it is not direct military action against Russia. You can mess around as you like.

Medvedev pointed out that Trump's fluctuations have a clear benefit: Russia can act without restraint.

Therefore, the intensity of the US-Russia battlefield is likely to further escalate. After all, they have already torn each other apart, so there is nothing to worry about anymore.

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