Schroedinger sanctions

18 April 2018, 18:23 | Policy
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Last Sunday, US Permanent Representative to the UN Nikki Haley promised Russia new sanctions for bad behavior in Syria. And thus put Donald Trump, his advisers and himself in a very embarrassing situation, talking about restrictive measures that are ready and not ready to implement simultaneously.

Informed with what is happening in the White House, people say that Donald Trump, who watched Hayley's interview to CBS, was furious. Exclaiming that he did not order this. Several officials at once say that the president did not really sign any new orders at a time when the permanent representative was giving an interview.

"You will see that sanctions against Russia will not keep you waiting. Secretary Mnuchin will announce them on Monday, if not yet announced, their goal will be companies that deal with any equipment related to Assad and the use of chemical weapons in Syria, "- that's what Hayley called the American president's extremely harsh reaction. And this despite the fact that his native Republican Party, on the eve of an interview last Saturday, distributed a document entitled "Remarks from the White House," where she directly claimed additional sanctions against Moscow.

The presidential team tried to keep Trump's face, but for this to lose face followed by Nikki Haley. "She was on the turn," said Larry Kudlov, Trump's economic adviser, "She does an excellent job.". She is a very effective ambassador, but obviously something for a minute confused ".

But the scythe found on the stone. A few hours later, through Trump's favorite television channel, Fox News, Haley answers the presidential adviser with an inherent uncompromising stand on the rostrum of the UN Security Council: "With all due respect, I do not confuse anything".

According to journalists, Kudlov had to call her and apologize, and then repeat to reporters that he was wrong. It turned out: where you sit on Hayley, the former governor of South Carolina, one of the notable "hawks" - tough and uncompromising foreign policy people surrounded by Trump - there and slezesh.

"Apparently," Kudlov corrected, as quoted by The New York Times, "she was confident that she follows the policy of the president. Politics changed, but she was not informed about this ".

And this sends the world immediately two obvious signals.

First: Trump's love for Hayley, which he often praised publicly as an excellent diplomat who understands his attitude, irrevocably in the past. Such a character the president does not forgive his environment. It is possible that in the very near future the permanent representative in the UN Security Council will change from the United States: Trump even the Secretary of State managed to notify his resignation via Twitter.

The second is not new, but much more disturbing: the US foreign policy is not just contradictory and unpredictable. It literally depends on the momentary mood of the owner of the White House.

Who at the last moment could refuse to approve the third recently issued sanctions list solely because Nicky Haley too early betrayed his presence.

"The president made it clear," Sarah Sanders said, with a characteristic for Trump's spokespersons, "that he is inclined to be adamant about Russia, but at the same time he wants to maintain good relations with them".

What is not clear?.

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