A Breakdown of U.S.-Russia Negotiations: Trump’s Energy Encirclement and Putin’s Geopolitical Red Lines
Breaking Down the U.S.-Russia Negotiations: Trump’s Energy Encirclement and Putin’s Geopolitical Red Lines Trump’s Economic Cards: Energy Is the Key Weapon When Trump negotiated tariffs with major oil-importing nations like Europe, Japan, and South Korea, only two concrete measures were implemented: adjusting tariff rates and requiring them to purchase U.S. energy. Those investment agreements, often worth hundreds of billions of dollars, were largely for show and held little practical binding force. ...