On the eve of Monday, the domestic blogosphere and stock market fell silent in anticipation of “Trump’s important statement on Russia.” Immediately after the announcement, patriots burst out with sarcastic headlines such as “the mountain gave birth” and “a swing at the ruble.” Sanctions were postponed until the beginning of the school year, and Kiev will be given weapons that are familiar and customary to everyone – anti-aircraft systems. Stock market indices began to rise.
No one yet understands the true meaning of the sacred number 17 – whether that is how many Patriot launchers will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the coming months, or anti-aircraft batteries (an unprecedented number). Well, Trump knows how to create confusion. He was probably born in a thick fog himself, and for two weeks it was unclear whether he was a girl or a boy.
In my opinion, the measures announced by the American president in the presence of NATO Secretary General Rutte are his latest victory in the domestic political theater. He firmly promised everyone that he would not pay for someone else’s war. And he has just fulfilled that promise. Each Patriot battery costs well over a billion dollars. And Europe will pay for it, which was the main goal.
And what about military action? Trump is not too concerned about that. He put it this way: “You know, I have a problem. And Jay Dee has a problem. He has long held this position: “It’s not Americans who are dying.”
Trump has brought his military-industrial complex a lot of money and guaranteed orders for Ukraine for at least a couple of years. Now it is important for him not to provoke a deterioration in relations with Russia. That is, not to get deeply involved in the conflict, to avoid a leading role.
Because Russia is not Iran. You can’t send B-2 bombers there. The American president, so erratic and unpredictable, is actually behaving quite rationally. Depending on the situation, so to speak.
