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In regards to commodity products, what happens when supply increases? Well, assuming demand doesn't increase as much as or greater than supply, it typically means a drop in price.
Russia's largest export is natural gas. When the global supply of oil increases, Russia makes less money on its largest export.
Trump is a "drill baby drill" guy who is relaxing regulations on drilling for such things as natural gas which would actually have a negative impact on Russia and the oligarchs.
So if Trump is Putin's puppet, wouldn't Trump be trying to reduce drilling in order to help the Russian economy?
We all know that Trump is a loose cannon, unpredictable with his words and actions and he can turn on a dime.
Why would Putin want to deal with a guy like that when Hillary has proven she can play ball for the right price of course?
Putin was no fan of Obama, maybe it was because he was black. Putin is also no fan of Hillary maybe because she is a woman. Maybe Putin thought he could at least work with Trump but Hillary was Obama take 2.
1. Abandonment of global leadership.
2. End of US and Western Sanctions.
3. Free reign to meddle in western elections.
4. A compromised President fearful to confront Russian aggression.
5. A debilitated USA due to increased and oftentimes specious news of election fraud.
6. A weaken presidency.
7. A USA that is a laughingstock worldwide that undermines US credibility.
8. A USA consistently in political turmoil.
These are just for starters. A weak and ineffective USA means a stronger Russia, all at our expense.
1. Abandonment of global leadership.
2. End of US and Western Sanctions.
3. Free reign to meddle in western elections.
4. A compromised President fearful to confront Russian aggression.
5. A debilitated USA due to increased and oftentimes specious news of election fraud.
6. A weaken USA political system that strengthens Russian power worldwide.
7. A USA that is a laughingstock worldwide that undermines US credibility.
8. A USA consistently in political turmoil.
These are just for starters. A weak and ineffective USA means a stronger Russia, all at our expense.
Thanks TreeBeard for bringing some clarity to this question. Russia has been seeking these things for decades, really since WWII if you look back. You don't directly mention NATO, but weakening that alliance has enormous future implications for Russia.
IMO the biggest win for them with Trump is #8 " USA consistently in political turmoil"; Trump is the perfect agent to make that happen, it is his stock in trade, always has been. Russia's approach has always been subversion as opposed to direct confrontation, they are not stupid. And with Trump all they have to do is sit back and watch as he tries to rip apart the Constitutional underpinnings of our democracy.
1. Abandonment of global leadership.
2. End of US and Western Sanctions.
3. Free reign to meddle in western elections.
4. A compromised President fearful to confront Russian aggression.
5. A debilitated USA due to increased and oftentimes specious news of election fraud.
6. A weaken presidency.
7. A USA that is a laughingstock worldwide that undermines US credibility.
8. A USA consistently in political turmoil.
These are just for starters. A weak and ineffective USA means a stronger Russia, all at our expense.
Most of these things haven't happened and the ones whining about the election being stolen are the Democrats
Russia wants a neo-Hitler running America. They disposed of the original one quite handily.
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What does Russia have to gain with Trump as POTUS?
