The idea is to drain Russia economically forcing it into submission to the United States so China can be dealt with next.
The “Deep State” has been messaging China as a helper of Russia in the Ukraine War indeed signaling the ultimate end game to isolate take out China.
“The idea is to drain Russia economically forcing it into submission to the United States so China can be dealt with next.”
More like “The idea was”, as Russia now far stronger than when the Ukraine War started. Seemed that they were getting milked precisely because of their formerly close ties to the West. Now they’re free of that yoke.