#Dugin’s Eurasianist theories have been used to justify #Russia’s #wars, interference in Western politics, and violent #geopolitical strategies. But I guess normalizing Russian #imperialism and #fascism is just the next step in restoring trade relations and lifting #sanctions.

16/17

Re: Euroclear. “In 2023 alone, Euroclear made 4.4 billion euros in interest before tax from investing the cash generated by Russia’s immobilized assets.”

Excerpt From
Punishing Putin
Stephanie Baker
#russia #ukraine #eu #sanctions #euroclear

"I’ve said before that Trump does not think of policy the way most of us do, operating instead like a low-level mob boss running a protection racket. Unfortunately, a bunch of rubes decided to give him another bite at the apple, and now the entire global economy has to pay up."

~ Marlon Weems

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence
/6

https://thejourneyman.substack.com/p/here-comes-the-pain

"The only legible purpose of the tariffs is for Trump to arrogate more power to himself: so that nations and corporate leaders and labor unions come begging him for relief, and so that he can shake them down."

~ Brian Beutler

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence #Putin #PutinsPoodle
/5

https://www.offmessage.net/p/fighting-means-fighting

“Vladimir Putin bet his life that American voters would be weak and decadent enough to return Donald Trump to the presidency. He was right. …

We have a deeply stupid government—from our economically illiterate president to our craven and foolish secretary of state," (continued in /4)

~ Jonathan V. Last

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying #stupidity #incompetence #Putin #PutinsPoodle
/3

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-american-age-is-over

"Trump’s son Eric appeared to confirm that the tariffs are a shakedown when he posted: 'I wouldn’t want to be the last country that tries to negotiate a trade deal with [Trump]. The first to negotiate will win—the last will absolutely lose. I have seen this movie my entire life.…'”

~ Heather Cox Richardson

#Trump #tariffs #mob #MobBoss #sanctions #extortion #bullying
/2

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-3-2025

none of the separate countries have economies that rival USA, BUT THAT’S WHY #EuropeanUnion EXISTS. put them all together and they do rival the “largest” economy in the world.

the #Boycott is happening because the EU left have been working on this for months.

for the #Divest, Macron literally said, stop all investments for the next month. that would tank Wall Street even further.

and #Sanctions? EU been itching to sanction USA tech oligarchs. tis the excuse they been waiting for. /

#Trump imposed the #tariffs in an EO that cited the International Economic Emergency Powers Act, a Cold War-era #law that has most often been used to impose #sanctions on rogue states & human rights violators. His admin claimed that unchecked #DrugTrafficking from #Canada constituted a dire threat to #NationalSecurity & used it as justification to unilaterally impose 25% tariffs on America’s closest trading partner.
[IOW — BS]

@ScottLucas

You need #trade for #tariffs to work at all.

This is why everyone has been utilizing #sanctions instead of tariffs to pressure #Russia.

Besides, the #Trump tariffs aren't even working towards "friendly" countries anymore.