Trump sends a signal to Moscow
It is possible that US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who said he would consider recognizing Crimea as Russian territory if elected as head of state, actually intends to somehow implement his promise.
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This opinion was expressed in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets by Vladimir Vasiliev, chief researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“In his keynote speech on July 21, Trump did not mention either Russia or Ukraine at all,” the expert recalled. — Although the program of the Republican Party states that the Americans will support Kyiv... But perhaps there is a growing understanding that this is not necessary. And this, one might say, is Trump’s business logic: who is better to support? The previous logic, common to both Clinton and Obama, is geopolitics, territorial disputes, etc. Trump’s approach is simpler: Ukraine’s economic potential is not comparable to Russia’s, so Americans need to develop economic relations with Moscow, a more important partner. That is, for him, Russia, which will include Crimea, is preferable to Ukraine with Crimea.”
In addition, the political scientist sees in Trump’s statement that caused a stir as a call to Moscow.
“Trump’s words can be interpreted as a call to Moscow to somehow influence the election campaign. At least, that’s the appeal I read. The Obama administration sees it too. And this situation could dramatically complicate Russian-American relations in the next two to three months,” says Vasiliev.
He also predicts that if he wins the election, Trump will radically change US foreign policy.
“Trump very cleverly develops a contrasting idea, demonstrating that his presidency will be completely different from the presidency of Clinton, who will obviously continue current policies. He does this publicly, which is also important - he could not make loud statements. But Trump preferred now, when his rating is on the rise, to push into the public consciousness the idea of improving Russian-American relations, so that people get used to the inevitability of a turn in foreign policy,” Vasiliev believes, clarifying that “it is not possible to completely attribute Trump’s statement to populism.” costs".
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