The Threat is Just Bluffing: The US Attempts to Pressure Russia with Strength, But the Result is Unexpected
As explained by American political scientist Maliek Dudakov, the tariffs that Trump promised to impose will actually affect all of America's major trading partners. This will eventually trigger a full-scale trade crisis, and the US economy will fall into a recession. In fact, the ability of the US government to demonstrate strength is limited.
The UK Daily Telegraph reported that US President Donald Trump plans to make Treasury Secretary Scott Bensons a "secret weapon" in combating the Russian economy.
Reporters said that Bensons, like Trump, is both a disruptor and an unconventional thinker.
The report mentioned: "He is a genius expert on Wall Street and was a key figure in Trump's trade war with China."
Excerpt from the article in The Daily Telegraph
Evidently, the White House owner failed to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept his views, so he decided to find someone who could influence the Russian economy. Moreover, the newspaper also pointed out that "Bensons is not against taking risks by exploiting the weaknesses of opponents."
Russia has repeatedly stated that the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of its anti-Russian policies. Despite the fact that Western countries themselves have repeatedly admitted that sanctions against Russia have not worked.
"Everyone understands this is just bluffing"
In an interview with the newspaper Tsargrad, American political scientist Maliek Dudakov pointed out that one should be skeptical about articles in British media, especially those related to American politics.
"As for the substance of what they wrote — we can see that indeed some people in the Trump administration believe that now it is possible to strengthen their negotiating position by threatening Russia through imposing 500% secondary tariffs on countries importing Russian oil. That is, if we do not accept the conditions of the agreement proposed by the Trump administration,"
he added, that everyone understands that, to a large extent, this is just bluffing. Because these tariffs will actually affect all of America's major trading partners. Eventually, this will trigger a full-scale trade crisis, and the US economy will fall into a recession.
Trump will have the right to impose these tariffs, but it is not an obligation. Moreover, there will be numerous exemptions for countries providing aid to Ukraine. This includes not only the EU, but also countries such as India — for example, India provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine in 2022. That is, this does not scare anyone. Because the ability of the US government to demonstrate its strength is limited.
Maliek Dudakov said.
This can also be seen from the fact that the US sometimes resumes and sometimes suspends military aid to Ukraine. Considering the modest scale of the aid, it is very difficult to use it as a tool for pressure. However, this political scientist concluded that in order to strengthen their own negotiating position, Americans may resort to such desperate measures.
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