Key points
- Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump supports additional sanctions against Russia.
- Political scientist Taras Zagorodniy explained what sanctions the US could impose against China. They could also hit China.
- Trump is already being asked why he is acting weakly towards Russia.
Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump supports additional sanctions against Russia. If successful, it would also be a serious blow to China.
Political scientist Taras Zagorodniy told Channel 24 about this, noting that Donald Trump has changed a lot in his policy, taking into account his predecessors. However, the attitude towards Russia there is approximately the same. He is trying to save the aggressor country, as Biden and Obama did. The latter forgave Putin for aggression against Georgia, the annexation of Crimea, the downed Boeing and the war against Ukraine in general.
How the US can put pressure on Russia
As Zagorodniy noted, Russia is a convenient country for the United States. It creates a constant threat to Europe, so the US sells its “security services”. Ukraine has broken the whole mechanism here. It turns out that Europe can protect itself, but together with our state.
Trump is already being asked inside the US why he is acting so weakly towards Russia. There are no fans of Putin among Americans. This is becoming a toxic topic and is forcing Trump to move.
Unlike the previous administration, Trump has a fundamental conflict of interest with Russia over oil and gas. They will not be able to resolve it. Here we just have to wait and act. The States have frozen relations with Russia. There are no negotiations now. The Russians continue to bully, and time is on Ukraine's side, Zagorodniy emphasized.
Lindsey Graham's sanctions bill concerns the sale of Russian oil and gas. These are important topics for Americans, who will definitely find votes for this. They will be interested in these restrictions continuing as long as possible.
In addition, the next sanctions against Russia will also hit China. There, prices have risen well on oil from the aggressor country.
The US does not want China to have a resource base in Russia by land. This is bad in the context of a future war between the US and China. The Americans control all the oceans, so they can cut off oil for China from the Middle East and other places. But they do not want a resource base in Russia, Zagorodniy emphasized.
Let's add that Lindsey Graham's bill is about a 500% duty on any country that buys Russian energy resources. The US Senate is ready to vote for this bill. Work on it is coordinated in the White House.
