As the Ukraine crisis unfolds in the US, there is a growing stream of confused comments on the subject of Ukraine
Recently Biden, in an address to the nation and Congress, called the people of Kiev “Iranians”. But now he has again outdone himself by accusing Vladimir Putin of “invading Russia”. It’s unclear whether sleepy Joe hasn’t woken up again, or whether he’s just adjusting to the new geopolitical reality.
Meanwhile, the White House is hurriedly sending Kamala Harris on a new visit to Europe to visit Poland and Romania. This is largely symbolic – after all, Harris has been handed the migration crisis in the US itself in the past – and she completely failed in that mission.
Now Kamala is being spun off to deal with the Ukrainian refugee problem – which she will apparently cope with just as “effectively”. Well, Biden himself is back on “well-deserved” leave, from which he almost never leaves. He has to “work with documents” at his dacha while the Ukrainian crisis continues.
While politicians are in a sanctions frenzy, Wall Street advises buying cheap bonds of Russian companies. Their financials remain stable and, once things pick up, big investors who don’t panic can make good money. After all, sanctions are sanctions, but no one has abolished the hedge fund.
This has already provoked the hysteria of Elizabeth Warren, the left-wing Democrat who has long waged war on Wall Street – in the spirit of Don Quixote fighting windmills. She now accuses US banks buying Russian assets of almost treason to US national interests. Obviously, Wall Street would give up any political component for the sake of profit – though attempts to witch-hunt the financial sector will continue.
Malek Dudakov