Of course it did - it is the end of the Silk Roads - just where the US wants to build a 1000 foot deep pit to block any E-W trade. Chaos was the goal.
3 wars - civil EvsW Ukraine
military - Nato vs Russia
and the biggest US vs Germany - putting an end to Germany/EU trade with Russia, china or anyone but US friends.
Back in 2015 a US backed Minsk agreeable regime could have done pretty much anything they wanted to do - they chose confrontation even as 75% voted for the Zelensky promise of peace with Russia.
Of course it did - it is the end of the Silk Roads - just where the US wants to build a 1000 foot deep pit to block any E-W trade. Chaos was the goal.
3 wars - civil EvsW Ukraine
military - Nato vs Russia
and the biggest US vs Germany - putting an end to Germany/EU trade with Russia, china or anyone but US friends.
Back in 2015 a US backed Minsk agreeable regime could have done pretty much anything they wanted to do - they chose confrontation even as 75% voted for the Zelensky promise of peace with Russia.
End of the silk road? No just the start and the end of the petrodollar.