One 'excellent tool' may collapse Russia's economy within months — Israeli diplomat

Israeli diplomat Arkady Mil-Man, former Ambassador to Russia who now heads the Russia Studies Program at the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, discussed this on Espreso TV.

"All indicators of the Russian economy are declining. If the price of oil drops by 10 dollars, by 15 dollars, the Russian economy will collapse within two to three months—they simply have no money left. This is all in Trump's hands: to pressure Saudi Arabia and the Emirates to increase oil production; to extract and sell more oil in America itself; to prohibit countries that buy Russian oil, like China or India, from purchasing it and impose such sanctions on them that will ultimately result in Russia being unable to sell oil—they'll have to drink that oil themselves. That's it, that's where it all ends," Mil-Man explained.

The diplomat emphasized that a major mistake by Donald Trump's administration is the belief that the Russian dictator genuinely wants to achieve peace.

"Trump isn't taking these measures yet. Why—it's unclear. We don't have a clear understanding or explanation of why Trump suddenly believes that if he doesn't apply these measures, Russia wants peace and will agree. Moreover, Trump keeps repeating that Putin wants to achieve peace. And this is a big mistake, because Putin doesn't want to achieve any peace," he concluded.