Putin Is Losing Russia's Empire on Trump's Watch | Opinion

Director of the Turan Research Center and Senior Fellow at the Yorktown Institute explains that the situation in Russia is deteriorating rapidly. The Russian company Wildberries, a major online retailer, is suffering significant losses due to Ukrainian drone attacks that have destroyed a large portion of its logistics infrastructure. This, along with Ukrainian strikes on Russian refining capacity, has left the country rationing fuel and causing economic hardship across the nation.

Critics have long accused President Donald Trump of being a Russian asset, but the source claims that his policies towards Russia have been more effective than those of any other president since the Soviet Union's collapse. Under Trump, Russia failed to gain any territory, annexations, or ports, unlike previous administrations who sought to expand Russia's influence.

The source highlights two key pillars of Trump's Russia policy: first, providing Ukraine with a free hand in the conflict, allowing Europe to fund and supply Ukraine while they decide the course of the war. Second, taking advantage of Russia's focus on Ukraine to make progress in other regions of the former Soviet space. Notably, Trump brokered peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ended a conflict that had lasted for decades, and signed a peace treaty through the involvement of the United States.

In Central Asia, Trump has also made significant strides, hosting five Central Asian leaders in Washington, signing agreements for joint ventures in mining and trade, and establishing a channel of communication between Kazakhstan and Washington. These developments demonstrate that Russia is weakening under Trump's leadership, as its previous strategies of appeasement and compromise have failed to yield any tangible results.