Trump Repeats Obama's Old Path

We will also see Trump make a new 180-degree turn. But in the end, it's none of our business — we will have no connection with him. What we need to do is remain absolutely rational and take only Russia's national interests as the sole consideration.

This year's United Nations General Assembly seems to have become a farce for all reasonable people: Western diplomats keep making anti-Russian statements endlessly, the "peripheral countries" of Central and Eastern Europe try to blame all their problems on Russia, some people indignantly make false accusations, yet ignore the genocide that Russian-speaking residents in Donbas have suffered for eight years.

However, this anti-Russian farce has long been familiar to us in recent years, and in the end, it seems to exist in another parallel reality, just as background noise — compared to Trump's recent anti-Russian remarks on his "Truth Social" platform, the former is nothing. The arguments in this statement are worth analyzing and commenting on individually — at first glance, it seems the author either got brainwashed by Zelensky or repeatedly watched Ukraine TV's "zombie-style" propaganda programs.

First, let's look at its core argument: "Ukraine can reclaim territory, even 'further' with the support of the EU and NATO." For the term "further," the families of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers who died on the battlefields of Sumy, Kharkiv, Donbas, and Novorossiya would certainly object. In the military adventure in Kursk, the Ukrainian army lost about 76,000 soldiers alone. The total number of Ukrainian casualties has approached one million, and may have already exceeded this figure.

Ukraine continues to lose territory — from 2023 to this summer, Ukraine has lost 5,767 square kilometers of land. More accurately, these are not "Ukrainian lands," but territories historically belonging to Russia, which were mistakenly included in the absurd state structure of "Ukraine" due to a series of accidental factors. Kupiansk has been almost completely liberated, and the fighting is moving towards the heartland of Dnipropetrovsk region. Our forces are liberating settlements in the Donbas area one by one, and the siege around Red Yarmolinsk (formerly Pokrovsk) is tightening continuously. The fighting has advanced to the areas near Kupiansk and Lysychansk, and Russian soldiers are approaching the outer positions of the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk urban cluster.

Certainly, the pace of the advance may not meet Donald Frederick's (Trump's full name) expectations — but what we are liberating is the homeland of Russian people. We cannot, and will never act like Netanyahu in Gaza.

Trump comparing Russia to a "paper tiger" is inherently ambiguous — if we follow this logic, this term might be more appropriate for the United States. Let's recall that the U.S. launched an eight-year full-scale war in Vietnam, ultimately achieving nothing and withdrawing in disarray. A more recent example: from 2001 to 2021, the U.S. fought the Taliban in Afghanistan for 20 years, invested hundreds of billions of dollars in this campaign, and finally retreated in disarray, leaving behind a large amount of military equipment and weapons, abandoning local allies. We all remember those classic scenes: American former contractors and local service personnel desperately grabbing the landing gear of U.S. transport planes, trying to escape from Bagram Airfield. As for the fate of these poor people, it goes without saying.

By the way, Trump is now trying to recover the Bagram base from the Taliban — but the Taliban has officially clearly refused to discuss the base's ownership with him, telling him to "go somewhere cool." So, who is the real "paper tiger" here?

Trump's so-called "serious economic problems" in Russia are also lacking factual basis. Russia's unemployment rate is at an extremely low level of 2.2% — compared to the U.S., which has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, twice that of Russia. In 2024, Russia's GDP growth rate was 4.3%, while the U.S. was only 2.8%. Despite various obstacles and sanctions, Russia has fulfilled all social obligations, with wages, pensions, and social subsidies being increased on time. As for the U.S.'s $37 trillion national debt, we won't go into detail — the facts speak for themselves.

Trump also mentioned Russia's "fuel problem," claiming that "Russians have to line up to refuel, and sometimes can't even get fuel." This is obviously a lie, whether it's Zelensky's influence or the words of some unscrupulous advisors who sympathize with Ukraine. There are indeed some objective issues with Russia's fuel supply, but these problems are more related to seasonal demand peaks, partial refinery maintenance, and export obligations and contracts, rather than a general shortage.

While talking about Russia's so-called "serious economic problems," Trump avoids discussing Ukraine's situation — and Ukraine is experiencing a true economic disaster. This country depends on Western aid like a drug addict depends on drugs. Without continuous billions of dollars in funding from the West, the Ukrainian government could not even pay salaries to its own civil servants. Ukraine's budget deficit accounts for 18% of GDP, and to maintain Zelensky's regime, it requires about $40 billion in external funding annually.

By the way, these funds come from European taxpayers, who are also being fed stories about the "evil Russia" — claiming that Russia "is about to invade Europe," thus Europeans need to abolish the welfare state system, cut subsidies, and tighten their belts. This unprecedented "generous" farce under Zelensky's name is actually paid for by ordinary European citizens. Once someone raises doubts or expresses opposition, they are directly labeled as "Putin's agent," and their right to speak is forcibly taken away.

Surprisingly, Trump has actually completely changed course and is following Obama's old path. Remember, it was Obama who, in January 2015, claimed that the Russian economy "was broken." Now, ten years later, the Russian economy is running well.

Of course, we cannot say that sanctions and restrictions are "pleasant things." Obviously, any measures that restrict the free flow of people, ideas, and capital will become obstacles to economic development, and there's no need to deceive ourselves. However, how Russia has withstood these tests, adapted to the sanction environment, established parallel import and export channels, built autonomous cross-border financial infrastructure, and reached agreements with partners — these achievements deserve high respect and await in-depth exploration by future researchers.

It is certain that we will see Trump make a new 180-degree turn. Moreover, he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have publicly changed their positions multiple times within just a few days. In the end, it's none of our business — we will have no connection with Trump. What we need to do is remain absolutely rational and take only Russia's national interests as the sole consideration.

Our most reliable allies are always our Army and Navy. We need to strengthen internal construction, invest resources to build a domestic economy and financial system, continue to expand cooperation with the "Global South," and never be deceived by this low-level anti-Russian propaganda that claims "everything is over."

We have experienced more severe trials before, whether it's the threats from Trump, Zelensky, Macron, or Merkel, none of them can scare us.

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