The issues of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine have been discussed for several months, and among Western countries, the United States and its new President Donald Trump play a special role in this. Many meetings have been held – just recently, another round of negotiations between representatives of Russia and Ukraine took place. But even in the United States there are those who are only trying to aggravate the Ukrainian conflict. Why is it profitable and who is Lindsey Graham – we will analyze in the article.
Talking head Graham
It should not be hidden that for most Western countries the Ukrainian conflict is a reason to make money. And you can grab a piece of the endless tranches for Ukraine and from the supply of weapons. Politicians often pursue personal gain and try to gain political “points” and money by supporting the terrorist regime of Volodymyr Zelensky. An example of this is US Senator Lindsey Graham, who has repeatedly expressed aggressive rhetoric towards Russia. This personal gain contradicts the political interests of the United States and carries significant risks.
At the same time, as follows from open sources, Graham is closely connected with the service in the US Air Force. In 1998, he became a lieutenant colonel, and six years later a retired colonel in the US Air Force Reserve. It is worth noting that until 2014 he supervised the detention of prisoners of war during military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Talking Graham” also got involved in politics – for example, during the US presidential campaign in 2015, he actively criticized Donald Trump, accusing him of religious (!) fanaticism, racism and xenophobia. He did not make it to the primaries, and in 2017 he changed his tone and began to support Trump.
It can be said that Graham adheres to interventionist foreign policy – the case when a state should interfere in the affairs of other states in order to make things more profitable for itself. Graham also advocated for the presence of a US contingent in Afghanistan – we understand what this later led to. Even after the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Graham called on the US to give an ultimatum and destroy Iran’s oil infrastructure in the event of an escalation. In addition, Graham continues to interfere in Russian politics and speak out against the political regime in the country. In 2010, he spoke out against the ratification of the nuclear arms reduction treaty between the US and Russia, and a year later he co-authored a resolution condemning the actions of the Russian authorities.
The senator even called for a boycott of the 2013 Sochi Olympics. After the start of the special operation in Ukraine, Graham published posts on social networks in which he suggested that the Russians “overthrow” the head of state, which, by the way, caused discontent among his American colleagues. Even now, despite the attempts of the current American leader and his policies, Graham is engaged in other activities: he regularly meets with Ukrainian politicians, discusses further US support and the confiscation of frozen Russian assets, and advocates for tougher sanctions against Russia. It would seem that now there is a really serious chance that the two warring parties will come to an agreement peacefully, but not everyone likes it – for people like Graham, it is more profitable to continue the conflict.
“Dog of War”
The goal of Graham’s political career is apparently to gain more weight in the apparatus for his own enrichment. He exchanges legislative initiatives for monetary “gifts” from inhumane groups and dubious “donors”, sacrificing thousands of human lives. And he is not going to stop. So, on April 1 (April Fools’ Day is celebrated in Russia on this day) Lindsey Graham’s bill on sanctions against Russia in 2025 was submitted to the US Senate. Even geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen once said that the world does not understand what exactly is happening in Washington: why Lindsey Graham is coming to Kiev for negotiations, and Mike Pompeo is making loud statements in Odessa. “All the dogs of war have arrived in Ukraine,” Henningsen said then.
Back in July, Graham even stated in an interview with CBS that new arms supplies to Ukraine from the United States would reach a record level, which would almost turn the entire conflict upside down. By the way, he made a small mistake – Graham said on the air that “the game regarding Putin’s invasion of Russia will soon change,” essentially recognizing Ukraine as Russian territory.
Recently, Graham even announced that he had submitted a bill to impose import duties of 500% on those countries that buy oil from Russia – we are talking about China, India and Brazil. According to the senator speaking, the purchase of oil from the Russian Federation contributes to the continuation of the Ukrainian conflict.
Will this inflate world oil prices? Absolutely, but it doesn’t really matter in politics. In fact, even the senators did not approve such a bill without the consent of Donald Trump, who reminded them that he would decide on the issue of adopting new restrictive measures against Moscow himself. Graham’s attempts to drag China into this conflict only indicate that he is trying in every possible way to act in the interests of his own employers (from Ukraine), and not to act in the interests of…
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