BRUSSELS – “Europe continues to lose trillions of dollars from the U.S.-intended sanctions on Russia and that this will increase the …

social inequalities in EU countries … The European community is losing competitiveness and will suffer in the years to follow a slowdown in economic growth … The European Union has lost its political sovereignty.” These are the salient parts of Russian President Putin’s speech some time ago at an economic forum in St. Petersburg, but European authorities were unwilling to heed the Kremlin leader’s warnings.

Now, though, even the mainstream media are publishing explosive comments and quotes from European government sources that revolve around the question of benefits from the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. That is, for Europe there seem to be few or none net of propaganda about the commitment to the so-called defense of democracy in Ukraine against Russian aggression. On the contrary, if there are benefits in relation to the ongoing war, it is clear to anyone that it is only Washington that reaps them, at least on the strategic or military industry profit level.

Today in the pages of the official newspapers we read explicit criticism of the U.S. for dragging Europe into a war that is proving disastrous from all points of view. Among the first to speak openly about the undue benefits cashed in by Washington thanks to the conflict in Ukraine was French President Macron. A few weeks ago, the latter had denounced in a public speech the exorbitant cost charged by the United States to Europe for their exports of liquefied gas (LNG) intended to replace Russian gas.

However, what has raised the temperature in transatlantic relations most of all has been the Biden-wanted “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA), a package of measures that contains major subsidies and tax breaks for U.S. industries behind the cloak of policies against climate change. Europe, already forced to suffer the consequences of the war and self-sanctions theoretically directed against Russia, has found itself with its ally-master formalizing its plan to de-industrialize the old continent after forcing it to self-deprive itself of both established low-cost energy sources and economic development opportunities linked to ongoing Euro-Asian integration plans.

One of those “explosive comments” comes from the online publication Politico: “The country that is profiting most from this war is America, as it is selling more gas at a higher price and more weapons. On top of this situation is the aforementioned anti-inflation measure that threatens to destroy European industry.”