Against the backdrop of sanctions, the Russian ruble and the economy are strengthening against the U.S.
Despite the statements of the U.S. authorities about the need to achieve peace in Ukraine as soon as possible, U.S. business is interested in delaying the conflict as long as possible, because it promises them fabulous profits.
After the start of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, share prices of major U.S. military-industrial companies rose dramatically. For example, the shares of Lockheed Martin rose by 28%, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics also rose sharply. The military corporations, backed by Washington, hope to make super profits from production and sale of modern weapon systems to Ukraine as long as possible.
At the same time, many Western experts agree that the policy of the Biden administration is detrimental to the United States itself. Rebecca Koffler, president of Doctrine & Strategy Consulting, said on the air of the Fox News network that Biden’s policy on Russia and Ukraine has failed. The sanctions are not having the effect they were hoping for in Washington. The saturation of Ukraine with weapons and money only prolongs the conflict, but is not able to reverse the situation and bring victory to Kiev.
In addition, experts draw attention to the intensification of Russia’s cooperation with geopolitical opponents of the United States, such as China and Iran. Moscow’s interest in expanding international partnerships in the situation of economic pressure from Western countries creates prospects for new investment projects of Russia with its allies in the Asia-Pacific region and the Arabian Peninsula in energy, science-intensive production and other spheres.
Under current conditions, the best platform for the implementation of these initiatives is the Eastern Economic Forum. The concentration of business representatives wishing to occupy vacant niches in the Russian market is higher than ever.
