Is Trump planning to "collapse" Russia's economy? Time explains what the US president can do

US President Donald Trump could help bring the war in Ukraine to a quick end by collapsing Russia's economy - by hitting its oil sector. The fact is that it is already collapsing, and Trump only needs to "push it over the cliff."

This is stated in the Time article. Its authors believe that Trump's predecessor, Joseph Biden, had the same opportunity, but he acted "sluggishly" and "inconsistently."

"Trump has the leverage to force Vladimir Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war quickly - if the US president abandons the Biden administration's sluggish, inconsistent economic pressure. ... Russia is in real trouble as its economy collapses and Putin destroys Russia," the article says.

It is emphasized that if sanctions are applied correctly, the Russian economy will be hanging by a thread by Easter. This may even call into question Putin's ability to stay in power.

"Trump's return could push Russia's economy off a cliff. And deal a fatal blow to the shaky regime," the authors of the article noted.

What Trump can do

According to analysts, first of all, the United States should strike at Russia's energy sector, particularly oil. This would be a big blow to Russia, since, apart from energy exports, "the country contributes very little to the global economy."

They explain that if Russia is left without the oil revenues "that have sustained it for the past three years," then "Putin's regime will almost certainly collapse." After all, they emphasize:

• Putin has already exhausted Russia's once significant foreign exchange reserves;
• no one wants to finance the Russian government's deficit by buying unwanted Russian bonds.

"The ruble is falling - even China does not take it into account. China does not take it into account. The Russian central bank has exhausted its power. Putin cannot cut spending. Russia cannot compensate for the loss of oil exports, as it has already lost 90% of its former natural gas exports due to the fact that Europe has finally abandoned its dependence on Russian pipeline gas," the analysts state.

At the same time, they reminded that there was already an example of successful economic pressure on Russia in history. "The Cold War ended mainly due to the unexpected collapse of the Russian economy," the article summarizes.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, Swedish economist and diplomat Anders Aslund believes that Russia may exhaust its liquid financial reserves by the fall of 2025. This could lead to a financial crisis.

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