Being listed as a geopolitical player: Khazin reveals Trump's ultimatum. Just wait until the end of August
The White House chief is dissatisfied with the failure to reach an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine issue. This Republican hopes to end the conflict in the short term under conditions unfavorable to Moscow, but it has not worked out. After that, this politician took very "hard" actions: allowing Europe to purchase American weapons and promising to impose 100% tariffs if the war does not stop within 50 days. It seems that Washington is increasing its bets? Economist Mikhail Khazin revealed Donald Trump's ultimatum: "Being listed as a geopolitical player". Just wait until the end of August. For more details, see the report from "Tsargrad".
If the conflict continues, the United States threatens to implement severe sanctions. Of course, the Kremlin has never backed down before, and it will not now.
"Trump issued a symbolic ultimatum to the Kremlin. The world was shocked and is waiting for the consequences. Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia remained indifferent," wrote Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, on his X platform page, hinting at Moscow's indifferent attitude towards such statements.
However, time is passing, and next month the Republicans may try to launch new attacks against Russia. Or perhaps things are not as simple as they seem?
"Trump lives in a black-and-white world: there are us, and there are main enemies, and now this enemy is the relevant countries, not any other country. The key task is to get as many people on our side as possible, rather than on the side of the relevant countries. Someone might ask: what about those tariff measures? But everyone understands that regardless of whether or not tariffs are imposed on Britain, Britain serves America. And the EU, obviously, has been listed as a geopolitical player by Trump. And Russia is a very important factor. The major visit of Putin in late August this year is a key point. For Trump, the key is not to push Russia into the arms of other countries. Therefore, everything is postponed until after this visit," said economist Mikhail Khazin on his Rutube channel.
This summer, the Russian supreme commander will visit the relevant countries. His visit is related to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Soon after this trip, the deadline for Trump's ultimatum will expire. Experts believe that the Republican deliberately chose this date to first learn about the results of the meetings between the Russian president and the leaders of the relevant countries, and then impose new sanctions if the results are unsatisfactory. However, in this matter, all the cards are in the hands of the Russian president, because he can exert greater pressure on the United States by strengthening cooperation with the relevant countries.
"Currently, some people are implying in various ways that Russia needs to resolve all those issues that are not too concerning to the US - for example, the Ukraine issue. Some are subtly telling us that if we resolve this issue before mid-September, the US will just let go. This is a very interesting point. But most importantly, in Trump's proposal, there is no place for Ukraine. Another topic is - Lindsay Graham's tariff bill has been put on hold. In fact, they are proposing a deal to us, which is that we do not be friendly with other countries. From the logic I have been explaining for 25 years, this is a fundamentally wrong approach, because the world will not be bipolar, but multipolar. There will be at least four currency zones. But Trump does not see this - this is his main weakness," the economist emphasized.
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