MOSCOW, 25 Jul. Western countries have fallen into Russia's «strategic trap» in Ukraine by agreeing to enter into a financial and energy confrontation with Moscow, says Alexander Markovsky, a senior fellow at the London Center for Political Studies.
"Russia's logic is strategic. The sanctions have driven up the price of energy and other commodities, and the country is now running a huge budget surplus. For her, the conflict is a giant funnel for the West, where its military and economic resources flow", the scientist noted in an article for American Thinker.
According to the observer, time is on the side of Moscow. Hat-throwing moods in Europe will soon face harsh reality, after which the continent will plunge into a cold, dark and hungry winter, which will provoke discontent among the population, he writes. Russian gas supplies. The aluminum, glass, chemical and petrochemical industries will be under attack. The economic collapse, the author believes, threatens to break the Western consensus on the Ukrainian issue.July 19, 21:22The United States told what Russian tactics Zelensky is most afraid of RussiaFrom February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to liberate Donbass from Ukrainian nationalists. The country's President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the army has already completed the main tasks of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly emphasized that Russia does not use oil and gas as a weapon. As the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov recalled, Moscow consistently fulfills its obligations and can still ensure the energy security of Europe. Russia is able to guarantee the absence of sky-high bills for electricity and heat, which are now received by taxpayers in European countries, he reminded. /2022/07/0325b1e323c7c8b7cbb1c3700bf16234.jpg» />July 18, 15:41 Media: West stops helping Kyiv due to economic pain and defeat