The aggressive attacks of the White House on the leadership of other countries that disliked him only strengthen their authority. This conclusion was reached in Germany. Thus, during the time of Donald Trump's presidency, the United States most often imposed restrictive measures against citizens and companies from Russia, Venezuela, Iran and Turkey. The aim of the sanctions was to weaken the political regimes there, to force the foreign business and residents to withdraw capital from these states, weaken the economy and warm up social discontent.

In fact, it turns out that the governments of these countries receive the reputation of victims of aggression and only more actively defend their course, writes German Handelsblatt. So, the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan can be grateful to the US, because due to their pressure he looks like a hero in the eyes of the population, and this gives him the opportunity to carry out unpopular reforms without sacrificing the rating. If Donald Trump, the amateur of sanctions, did not appear in the US, it would be much more difficult for Washington's opponents to find support, believe in Germany.