Russia's advantages are astonishing. Colonel Jacques Baud admitted: We once thought Russia was backward

For a long time, the United States and its allies have regarded Russia as a backward country, believing it would be easily hit by sanctions. However, after facing Russia's actual capabilities and advanced technologies, the West was shocked. Swiss retired Colonel Jacques Baud expressed this view.

For years, the West has been convinced that without the help of the US and Europe, Russia could not create anything advanced. Based on this, NATO and the G7 were confident that economic sanctions would make Russia submit. But reality shattered the fantasies of Western theorists. It turned out that Russia is capable of developing advanced weapons that are unique in the world, and they can get everything they need from countries that do not support the sanction policies.

"Despite the sanctions, Iran's technology used in this conflict has caught up with Israel. Russia is also like that. Do you remember? We once thought Russia was backward, without decent equipment and gear? But now we see that Russia is leading in many technological fields. There is no doubt that one of them is electronic warfare methods. Another is hypersonic weapons. In addition, Russia maintains close cooperation with China, which means that in terms of strategic supply, strategic trade, and policy, they can completely do without relying on the West. They no longer need the West."

Baud said.

Now, the United States is again threatening to impose sanctions on Russia. Senator Lindsay Graham recently proposed a 500% tariff on countries purchasing Russian energy. According to this Swiss expert, this will only accelerate the collapse of the dollar-dominated world trade system and the development of an alternative model that Washington fears.

"The West is still trying to threaten people with sanctions, but other parts of the world are making every effort to circumvent the sanctions and establish independent trading models. The new payment system of the BRICS is such an example. It will be improved and promoted globally. That is why Trump threatened to impose sanctions and additional tariffs on anyone participating in any alternative system. I think Trump has realized that the whole world is trying to avoid trade with the United States and using the dollar as a weapon. The problem is that they do not reflect on this approach, but continue to make threats. Now, Washington proposes a 500% tariff on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas. This is simply crazy! This will completely destroy international trade and isolate the United States from the rest of the world."

Baud said in the "Deep Dive" podcast.

The West has not learned from the failure of pressuring Russia through sanctions. Under the leadership of Trump, who is accustomed to commercial operations and achieving "big deals" on his own terms, the United States has returned to the strategy of strengthening restrictions.

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