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Medvedev: Sanctions on Russia are forever or will end with US collapse

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  • Source: News websites
  • 8 Sep 2024 15:37
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The former Russian President says neither Trump nor Harris is expected to change the current administration's anti-Russia policy.

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    Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and the head of the United Russia Party Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on labor legislation improvement at the Gorki state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on July 10, 2024. (AP)

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev criticized both American presidential candidates for their inability or unwillingness to lift sanctions on Russia, saying that such decisions will edge the United States closer to civil war. 

In a critic posted on his Telegram channel, Medvedev called out Republican candidate, Donald Trump, for posing as an anti-establishment candidate and called Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, "plain stupid".

Medvedev focused his remarks on the possibility of sanctions on Russia being lifted, ultimately concluding that such a move is improbable, regardless of whether Trump or Harris secures victory.

Trump will not go against the American deep state

"Out of spite for the current administration, Donald Trump has threatened to lift sanctions against Russia. But will he really do it if elected? No, of course not," Medvedev said.

"For all his apparent bravado as an 'outsider', Trump is ultimately an establishment insider," the deputy head of the Russian Security Council explained.

Medvedev said that Trump is an "eccentric narcissist", however, he believes that the former President is a "pragmatist".

He highlighted that Trump understands that sanctions are detrimental to the dollar's "dominance in the world."

"However, that's insufficient reason to stage a revolution in the United States and go against the anti-Russian line of the notorious Deep State, which is much stronger than any Trump," Medvedev observed.

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"But what about Harris? You shouldn't expect any surprises from her. She is inexperienced and, according to her enemies, just plain stupid," Medvedev stressed.

"Beautiful meaningless speeches and boring 'correct' answers to questions will be prepared for her, which she will read off a teleprompter while laughing contagiously," he added.

"There were sanctions against the USSR throughout the 20th century, and they've returned on an unprecedented scale in the 21st. So, it's sanctions forever," the former Russian President concluded.

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Sanctions to remain until US collapses

Another scenario for ending US sanctions for Medvedev is the US collapse "during an imminent new civil war."

"Hollywood makes films about this for a reason," Medvedev said.

The Russian official's statement is not too far-fetched from American political discourse, as nearly four out of 10 American voters believe that a civil war in the US is likely within the next five years. 

A Rasmussen Reports poll study included 1,105 pollsters, who are all eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election. It was conducted between April 21-23, showing a growing fear of the stark split in American society translating into direct confrontations. 

Among the voters, 16% of respondents believed that the possibility of a second civil war is very likely. 

On the other hand, 49% of respondents said a civil war is not likely within the next five years, including 20% who said it is not likely at all. Moreover, 10% said that they were unsure.

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