US Admits Failure as American Companies Lose $300B (Uncut) 02-23-2025
welcome to world affairs in context everyone as the conflict in Ukraine appears to be entering its final stage hopefully economic and financial sanctions are back on the negotiations table while the United States even mentioning lifting sanctions resembles a carrot and a stick approach Russia is doing just fine with sanctions in place its economy has been growing it has been expanding at a faster pace than the economies of Western States uh it reoriented its Partnerships towards the east establishing a wide range of
bilateral alliances with the global South also it developed close ties with China with Chinese Imports taking a significant portion of Russian Market that was not the case three four five years ago in a recent post on telegram Maria zaharova the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said it is possible to live without fashion brands such as Chanel or Christian Dior but it is impossible to live without economic sovereignty that in my opinion perfectly sums up the approach taken by Russia as negotiations
to end the Ukraine conflict begin despite the obvious failure of Western economic sanctions to topple the Russian government and to harm its economy both the Trump Administration and the president of Russia Vladimir Putin recently mentioned that increased economic cooperation would benefit both sides it is common sense I think it is fair to say that the entire world and even the EU would benefit from lifting sanctions on Russia so hopefully that is the direction that we’re moving toward however this time around things will be
different Russia is set to guard its own interests and the competitive advantage of his domestic businesses this is an interesting shift that I would like to focus on Vladimir Putin recently mentioned it during his speech and he made it clear that the new chapter that is about to begin is not going to be a rerun of the old one Kil dimitriev the head of Russia’s Sovereign wealth fund who was responsible for the economic aspect of the discussions that were held in Riad Saudi Arabia last week explained
that us companies had lost more than $300 billion worth since 2022 due to withdrawing from the Russian Market Trump is first and foremost a business person so losing money is not something that he’s going to love while also at the same time funding a corrupt regime in Kiev that wages an unwinable war against a nuclear power next door instead of seeking a negotiated settlement So to that end in a video that I’m about to show you Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggests that these sanctions result from the conflict and
the United States will lift them once the Ukraine conflict comes to an end take a look well sanctions are all the result of this conflict there are sanctions that were imposed as a result of this conflict and so I would say to you that um in order to bring an end to any conflict there has to be concessions made by all sides we’re not going to predetermine what those are uh we’re we’re not certainly not going to negotiate this today or in a press conference for that matter but um and there are other parties that have
sanctions the European Union is going to have to be at the table at some point because they have sanctions as well that have been imposed so um but I guess the point here is the goal is and we agreed on what the goal is the goal is to bring an end to this conflict in a way that’s fair enduring sustainable and acceptable to all parties involved what that looks like well that’s what this what the ongoing engage is going to be all about US president Donald Trump mentioned multiple upsides to lifting sanctions
and to refocusing on cooperation between Russia and the United States this clearly goes beyond energy markets here we’re talking about space exploration we’re talking about Ai and so much more that would be easier and more streamlined if the two great powers found ways to cooperate and to have a dialogue of course for now the United States uh is likely to use sanctions as leverage although it is a far weaker card we have to admit that it is a weaker card now in the hands of the West than it would have been even three years
ago that shift has already sailed you may have seen reports of President Putin suggesting to prepare for the return of Western companies to Russia there have been several mass media Outlets that reported on this if you l listen to his actual speech and if you compare that speech to what the Western mainstream media wrote about it you understand that once again the Western media took a completely false spin to misrepresent the facts during the recent future Technologies Forum Russian President Putin said that although Russia is open
for business and is interested in bilateral cooperation on equal terms with United States it does need to develop rules for returning Western companies that is what he said he emphasized that Russia will continue to support its domestic businesses by launching certain uh preferential policies to protect their competitive advantage on the Russian Market Putin also added that in many instances returning to Western Products might now be challenging or even inconvenient since these substitute goods and
services have proven to be a better fit over the past three years for the Russian market for the Russians for example in 2024 China Russia trade hit record highs the US Council of Foreign Relations here says China Russia imports and exports reached a record high of 237 billion dollars in 2024 the total two-way trade value between the two countries amounted to $245 billion last year for comparison purposes in 2024 the United States had a trade deficit of $295 billion dollar with China so what does that mean it means that the value
of US imports from China was greater than the value of US exports to China and now we also have to think about this in terms of tariffs right the trade war that I frequently cover here on my channel so in terms of trade Russia has clearly become virtually as significant of a trade partner for China as the United States China likely sees Russia is a far more reliable and valuable partner because uh of cost efficient resources that China is able to import from Russia and of course China cannot replace those those resources and it
desperately needs them for its own manufacturing when Russia does business with China they are transacting using rubles and the ren MBE so there’s a major benefit here as well they’re not only just supporting their own currencies and their own economies therefore but also they’re supporting their Russian and Chinese manufacturers and they’re developing closer trade ties this is a clear win-win for both sides who would want to go back to giving Western companies a significant share of their market now at this time nobody in
the right mind after they pulled out in 2022 and left many spaces open and their customers sort of searching for alternative substitute Goods Vladimir Putin also suggested preparing for the return of Western companies but doing so only on terms that don’t affect the interests of Russian companies which have successfully filled those spots that were left by fleeing Western companies first and foremost he’s saying let’s have legal rules in place to protect Russian domestic producers and to protect the economy in Russia so
despite some of the western mainstream media reports on this topic that suggest somehow Russia is now desperate to get Western company back that is completely false Russia is in no shape or form desperate as is evidenced by the economic performance and also by what Putin just said uh they’re in no shape or form desperate to give a portion of their market share back to the West um but it is open to trade opportunities and to new cooperation Putin clearly said that the goal is to maintain sovereignty and to
remain in control all of key National Industries there is a significant shift as you can see here from the dynamic of economic cooperation that was in place three or five years ago not only have Russian companies grown developed stronger ties with nonwestern suppliers with non-western partners and they’ve also taken market segments that were previously outside of the reach but also foreign States they have provided effective substitute products that Western companies used to provide the economic cooperation between Russia and
China has grown substantially and it’s unlikely to change with Western businesses potentially returning back to Russia Western businesses will likely face more competition now when they return both from domestic businesses as well as from other foreign Nations that increased trade with Russia over the past 3 years so so let me know what you think about this development in the comments below as always I would love to hear from you thanks for watching Remember to show your support like subscribe and share make sure that you
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