Can Lower Oil Prices Really Stop Putin?

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00:00Wissam, so what do you think about this? If oil prices go down, Putin will stop killing

00:06people? Do you agree with what President Trump is saying? And we know oil prices are pretty

00:11much down today.

00:13They are pretty much down and it has been basically one of the most important things

00:18that Trump has been able to maintain to launch his policies. At the same time, Russia and

00:26Putin, they have shown a lot of resilience economically. I have been recently speaking

00:30to a friend of mine in Russia and who told me, Wissam, believe me, we have the feeling,

00:35at least here in Moscow, that we are living in some of the greatest times economically

00:40in Moscow, which means that they have been able to adjust. And we believe also that whatever

00:45sanctions can be taken, Russia will be able somehow to weather.

00:50Now, we have been waiting for yet another ultimatum by Trump. Now, we are talking about Friday.

00:58If this works, Trump should be putting a lot more tariffs on people who are dealing and

01:04buying oil from Russia and mostly China and India. Now, my first thought is that now the

01:11tariffs is now one weapon for all, one weapon, one American weapon that Trump is using for

01:16everything. If you do something with regards to recognizing a Palestinian state, you get a higher

01:22tariff. If you sell or buy oil from Russia, you will get a higher tariff. So this one policy might not

01:30be very efficient. We have seen one serious, I mean, also image that is going more into the military

01:38side, which is America using or taking two submarines closer to Russia. Now, it's not me who is saying this,

01:47it's the Russian press and also in the West. Putin and Trump seem more likely to be on a collision course.

01:54But at the same time, a lot of analysts still believe that Trump will not be in such a very, you know, aggressive

02:02or, uh, negative stance with Russia because it's a game changer for the whole thing he promised,

02:09which is our thoughts, a piece more, better relation and peace.