The mystery in this, even if Yunlong doesn't say it, Wang Dong can think of it.

Prior to this, because of the Georgian War, the Balkan crisis, the Ukrainian civil war and the Syrian civil war, the United States has been sparing no effort to suppress Russia, compress Russia's living space, and make Russia retreat from a world power to a regional country.

Russia has indeed suffered huge losses, but it has not fallen and will not fall.

Quite simply, Russia is the only country in the world that can achieve resource self-sufficiency, and its dependence on foreign trade is very low.

You must know that Russia has not yet joined the WTO.

In other words, the main economic indicators that the West values, such as GDP and GNP, are just an English abbreviation in Russia.

With the decline in international oil prices, the living standards of the Russian people will definitely decrease, but they will not be overfilled.

In addition, China's relations with Russia should not be underestimated.

To put it bluntly, as long as China continues to import energy from Russia and export goods to Russia, the sanctions imposed by Western countries will be meaningless.

It is precisely in this way that Russia has been able to pursue a tough foreign policy and defend its national interests by force for the past decade or so.

As a result, the United States not only did not suppress Russia, but also left the opportunity to China.

Although affected by the low oil prices, the global economy has not improved, and China's export trade has also suffered from it, but in the past few years, China's oil reserves have increased from less than 60 days in 08 to 270 days, and China's oil consumption has increased nearly twice during this period.

What is this concept?

In the past ten years, Huaxia's oil reserves have increased by 10 times!

So quickly, thanks to low oil prices.

From the perspective of economic security, this means that China's ability to resist the risk of rising oil prices has increased by 10 times, and it has a greater say.

Quite simply, as the oil reserves increase, Huaxia can release stocks to increase supply when oil prices rise.

In fact, before the development of the shale oil industry, the United States also used this method to influence international oil prices, so as to bargain with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

In addition, the lower oil price also allowed Huaxia to complete the industrial restructuring at a lower cost.

The key is that low oil prices have lowered production costs, so that Huaxia enterprises can enter high-end industries with less investment, and give full play to Huaxia's human resources to the limit, and finally gain a firm foothold in the high-end field.

You must know that in the past few years, Huaxia has achieved corner overtaking in the emerging industry represented by the Internet and stood at the forefront of the world.

Without the low inflation brought about by low oil prices, it would be impossible for Huaxia enterprises to complete capital accumulation in such a short period of time.

That is, after these years of rapid development, China is no longer just a simple industrial producer, but a technology producer with 1.4 billion people.

As long as this situation is maintained for another 10 years, or at most 20 years, China will surpass the United States in all fields.

When this huge warship, propelled by 1.4 billion men, sails at full speed, no force can stop it, and no ship can keep up.

After more than a decade of stupidity, the American elite has finally woken up.

It's late, but it's better than continuing to be stupid.

From this point of view, there is ample reason to believe that the United States is behind the civil war in Iraq, or at least the main accomplice.

With the help of the Iraqi civil war, the purpose of pushing up oil prices is to suppress China.

And of course, not only that.

Russia is the main beneficiary of higher oil prices, and even if the next leader is no longer an enemy of the United States, he will definitely not export oil cheaply to China.

In fact, in order to revitalize the economy and improve the image of the government, Russia will definitely help push up oil prices.

It is precisely for this reason that after the outbreak of the civil war in Iraq, Russia chose to stay out of the matter and did not cooperate with China in the United Nations to promote peace talks.

Of course, a strong Russia is certainly a problem for the United States.

Not to mention anything else, if NATO expands eastward and instigates trouble in Ukraine, Russia will not have a good face with the United States, and if it seizes the opportunity, it will create trouble for the United States.

However, it is impossible for Russia to regain its strength overnight.

Judging from Russia's current economic situation, it will certainly not be able to recover its vitality in the next eight or ten years, and it will even take up to 20 years to engage in economic construction.

In fact, it is easier to see this problem clearly from a military point of view.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has been eating its old roots, and its main weapons and equipment have come from the Soviet era, or laid the foundation in the Soviet era.

Thirty years is exactly the service life of the vast majority of weapons and equipment.

The Army's T-series tanks, the Air Force's Soviet-style fighters, and the Navy's submarines and warships have almost all reached the end of their service life and must be replaced within a few years.

What about money?

If the economy does not improve, government revenues are insufficient, and the budget is seriously insufficient, what will the Russian authorities use to procure new weapons for the army?

Deficit?

Lao Maozi no longer understands the economy, and he will not be unaware of the serious consequences of deficit spending.

It can be seen that even if Russia reaps huge benefits from the rise in international oil prices, it will take at least 10 or even 20 years for Russia to regain its strength.

Obviously, no one in the White House, the federal congressmen in the Capitol, or even the oligarchs who control the political and economic lifeline of the United States behind the scenes will care about what will happen in ten years, let alone Russia in ten years, at most a military power.

It is still too late to suppress Huaxia first, and then turn back to deal with Russia.

In addition, pushing up oil prices would strengthen U.S. leadership in the Western world.

First of all, the UK is a typical oil producer and will certainly benefit from higher oil prices.

Let's not forget, the UK owns the North Sea oil fields.

Other oil-producing countries, such as Norway and Canada, are also beneficiaries.

Energy importers, such as France and Germany, will be more dependent on the same group of oil-producing countries, namely the United States and the United Kingdom.

In addition, after the rise in oil prices, France and Germany will inevitably increase their investment in alternative energy to reduce their dependence on imported energy.

Germany, for example, has to import nearly half of its energy from Russia, so it will definitely open up other import channels from a security perspective.

Hopefully, Germany's relations with Russia will crack because of rising oil prices.

With Russia's greedy style of "taking advantage of your illness to kill you", it will definitely take advantage of the rise in oil prices to knock Germany off the bamboo bar and let Germany take off a few layers of skin.

To confront Russia, Germany will inevitably become more dependent on the United States.

How far can the EU go without Germany?

The EU has collapsed as a result, and who else can take the place of the United States in the Western bloc?

It can be seen that as long as oil prices remain high for a period of time, such as ten years, the global hegemony of the United States will be greatly enhanced.

At that time, even if Huaxia survived, it would face a bloc of Western countries commanded by the United States.