Anders Åslund
@andersaslund
Economist & author, specializing in the economics of Eastern Europe, especially Russia & Ukraine.
Trump's destruction of DC proceeds. Not only has he demolished the East Wing of the White House. He has also damaged the excellent public golf course East Potomac with mud dug out there, so that he can take it over & turn it into an exclusive Trump country club.
Trump's average approval rating according to representative Real Clear Politics has now plummeted to 40.9% & is falling steadily.
Trump proceeds with his extreme protectionism with tariffs from 25-40% (@FT). There is no other basis for these giant tariffs than Trump's hate of foreigners. The economic damage will be enormous. Trump is clearly unfit to rule & needs mental treatment.
While Trump has launched a severe trade war with the US regional partners, Rubio claims that "we’re ready to stand with our regional partners." Really? Perhaps you should check with your president first?
Victor Pinchuk’s 20th Ukrainian meal in Davos with400 people, presidents and prime ministers. Strong support for Ukraine.
Ukraine's headline CPI accelerated to 11.2% y-o-y in November from 9.7% in October. (Dragon Capital) Not good.