Senator Alexey Pushkov suggested on his Telegram channel that US President-elect Donald Trump's loud statements about Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada allowed him to quash expectations about his promise to quickly resolve the conflict. Ukraine conflict.
According to him, American politicians are first of all a political and ideological phenomenon, then an economic phenomenon.
At the same time, Pushkov clarified, the president-elect also has economic “backing” – in the form of traditional sectors of American finance and industry, including military concerns.
“Trump is the creator of the great myth of an America in relative decline. He promises new bright pages in her modern history – the annexation of Greenland, the return of the Panama Canal, the containment of China, the restoration of complete dominance of the dollar,” the senator stressed. strong.
It is unknown whether Trump can fulfill his promises, but his statements have given Americans what they have long been deprived of – “a sense of America's omnipotence even in today's rapidly changing world,” Pushkov explained.
Zakharova appreciated Trump's words about converting Greenland and Canada to the United States
In addition, the senator explained, Trump's initiatives related to Canada, Greenland and Panama allow him to reduce the priority of the United States in the Ukraine conflict and stifle people's expectations .