Foreign Policy Live
Is Russia the Unintended Winner of Trump’s Iran War?
May 12, 202638 min · 5,566 words
Show notes
There’s little doubt that the conflict in Iran has hurt much of the world economy. But not Russia. Data suggests that the Kremlin has already made billions of dollars in additional oil revenue since the United States and Israel attacked Iran. But beyond just cash, how much will this change President Vladimir Putin’s broader strategy? And what does this mean for the fate of the war in Ukraine?
Highlighted moments
in the first week of the war, the US and its partners in the Gulf have used more Patriot interceptors that Ukraine has received from the US and allies throughout all the war since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
“Russia is sharing targeting data that is used to locate American assets and strike them in the region. That Russia is sharing drone components”
“it takes President Trump to guarantee Putin that Zelensky will not try to strike his parade. And then President Zelensky issued a very funny executive order saying, oh, I order not to strike the parade.”
“what brought the message that things are not going according to the plan are the internet shutdowns”
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