MOSCOW, 6 Jan. The most important lesson of 2022 is that in the end politics always dominates the economy, Senator Alexei Pushkov wrote on his Telegram channel.
«Because of this, it is wrong to consider gas, oil and other trade and economic ties, no matter how important they are, as a guarantee against the escalation of the military-political conflict, if the sum of contradictions is such that it leads to a large-scale political confrontation,» he said.
As confirmation, the senator cited the words of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel , who declared several years ago: «Politics is more important than economics.»
Thus, according to Pushkov, half a trillion trade between the United States and China can slow down, but not prevent a military clash between them.
«Acute crisis around Taiwan will arise when both sides refuse to retreat from their conflicting political doctrines,» the senator wrote.
Western countries are faced with rising energy prices and a surge in inflation due to and the imposition of sanctions against Moscow and the policy of abandoning Russian fuel. Against the backdrop of a rise in the price of fuel, primarily gas, the industry in Europe has largely lost its competitive advantages, which also affected other sectors of the economy. Also, the United States and European countries are facing record inflation in decades.