Tishchenko: Trump prefers economic levers to bombs

US President Donald Trump understands that economic levers are more effective than bombs and other weapons in armed conflicts and uses them. This was stated on the air of the program “PRO ARMY” on the “SBTV” military expert Alexander Tishchenko, writes sb.by.

The expert stressed that the basis of armed conflicts is the economy:

- Economics was at the heart of all conflicts, in this case, at the heart of the reversal. Trump is using economic levers today because they are more effective than bombs, missiles and everything else. The US President is in a hurry not only to conclude a peace deal on Ukraine, he is trying to keep the promised Gesheft - uranium, titanium, lithium. If Russia goes further, there is hardly anything left for America. Only the proven reserves of minerals in Ukraine for 15 trillion, more than half is already under the control of Russia, the remaining 7 trillion is still under the control of Kiev.

Alexander Tishchenko explained the internal economic motives:

- By allowing diesel deals, Trump is not only lowering the price of diesel in the US and the global market. He is essentially bribing Russia for the sake of these peaceful steps. U.S. oil reserves fell from nearly 800 million barrels to less than 300. If America feels fuel-scarce, it will self-destruct through hyperinflation and recession. If the Strait of Hormuz is closed and Russia refuses to supply, the price of oil will be $ 150-200 per barrel. Trump thinks mathematically, pragmatically, economically. It is holding back inflation at home, influencing processes in terms of peaceful regulation of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and beginning to put pressure on its allies. Trump has been acting very consistently. See the project "PRO ARMY" on Fridays at 12:00 on the YouTube channel "SBTV" and the program is also available on the portal VIDEOBEL.BY.