Trump has changed his face again.
The high-profile "Putters Conference" was just overturned and cancelled directly by his "I don't think it's right."On the same day, the United States also joined the EU and imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia.
At the same time shouting "Hope for Peace", while strangling other people's oil.Is Trump's game, is it forcing concessions, or forcing the world to burn?
Hearing about a little concern, the fortune will not be too bad.Today we will talk about the energy truth behind this game.
Last week, Trump also said with great interest that he would meet Putin in Hungary to "find a way to end the war". In a blink of an eye, he publicly announced that he would not talk about it.
Not only that, on the 22nd, when Emperor Chuan received NATO Secretary-General Rutte at the White House, he also called for measures against Russia:
"We've been waiting too long. Now is the time."
The U.S. Treasury Department immediately launched sanctions against two Russian energy giants, the state-owned Russian oil company and the private LUKE oil company, which controls half of Russia’s crude oil exports.
The United States provides a knife, and Europe provides a supplementary weapon. On the same day, the 27 EU countries reached a consensus to launch the 19th round of sanctions against Russia.
Denmark, as the rotating chairmanship, announced that the EU will ban Russian LNG from entering the European market and cut the Russian crude oil price ceiling from $60 per barrel to $47.6. Russian oil companies, Russian gas industry oil companies will face a full trade ban; the EU also expands the financial blockade, and even the “backdoors” of cryptocurrency platforms are blocked.
Trump’s “changing face” is not a momentary rise.The core of this war is never “justice” – but “resources.”
Ukraine is not only Europe’s grain warehouse, but also Europe’s “underground treasure.”
According to data from the European Union, the country contains more than 100 mineral resources. It is the eighth largest manganese producer in the world, the 11th largest titanium production in the world, the 14th largest graphite production, and the largest lithium reserves in Europe. There are more than 20 types of "critical minerals" alone.
In addition, Ukraine is not only rich in resources, but also has an important geographical location. It is connected to the Russian energy hinterland in the east, the EU market in the west, and the Black Sea port in the south. It is a natural energy corridor.
Therefore, whether it is U.S. military aid or EU sanctions, they all essentially point to the same goal, competing for energy control in Ukraine.
Trump did not hide his intentions. In February this year, he proposed a key mineral agreement with Ukraine:
“With $500 billion worth of rare lands, ports and infrastructure in exchange for long-term U.S. security support.”
This sentence breaks everything. What the United States wants is not peace, but resources, lithium mines, rare earths, graphite, natural gas, and even key ports such as Odessa and Mariupol.
Putin is dead for Donbass and Crimea, not because there is only a line of defense, but also a line of life for energy and exports.Donbass holds 70% of Ukraine’s coal, while Crimea is the throat of the Black Sea energy channel.
The Russian-American conflict is actually a collision of two energy systems, one to maintain the old oil hegemony, and one to seize the strategic minerals of the new energy era.
Another reason for Sichuan Huang's face change is America's own anxiety.
According to data from Brown University’s War Cost Project, as of October 2025, U.S. and European aid to Ukraine has accumulated more than $2100 billion, of which the U.S. bears 70 percent.
The war entered the fourth year, with the Ukrainian front barely advancing, but the U.S. government debt surpassed $38 trillion.
Voters began to question:
“Who are we fighting for?”
Trump wants to prove himself to be “stronger” with “sanctious peace,” but oil replaces sanctions, the dollar replaces trust, and ultimately dries up the U.S. credit and gas.
Faced with the containment of Europe and the United States, the Kremlin did not panic. Spokesman peskov responded:
"We respect the US decision, but we won't wait too long."
Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Finance announced that it would expand restrictions on financial institutions in the United States and Europe and promote the "de-dollarization" of energy settlements.
At the same time, Russia is joining forces with energy buyers from the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia to build a "non-US dollar oil settlement framework", which will be launched as soon as the end of the year.
Putin is clear that what really can break down American hegemony is not missiles, but energy.
Trump wants to use sanctions to force Russia to make concessions and integrate Ukraine’s energy and minerals into the U.S. European system; Putin wants to break the blockade with war and protect the final line of defense of Russia’s energy.
Behind the smoke of this war is not the struggle of "justice and aggression", but the beginning of a new round of global energy colonization.
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