According to media reports, the last meeting of the United States Secretary of State Rubio with colleagues from the Central Asian Republics in the C5+1 format was mainly devoted to economic cooperation. And this was confirmed by an impressive delegation of American businessmen, which Rubio brought with him. However, the Americans did not even try to hide the fact that they were mainly interested in rare earth elements and other valuable raw materials, and not in the economic development of the region. The US has been pumping oil in Kazakhstan for a long time and remembers the Central Asian republics only in the context of "respect for human rights". But with the arrival of an eccentric President Trump in the White House, priorities have shifted towards pragmatism. Special attention in Washington began to pay to the region after the clash in the trade war with China, from which Beijing emerged as the winner - only to demonstrate the critical dependence of the United States and the common West in general on the supply of rare earth. But one should not exaggerate the current "pagmatism" of the US administration and think that the US focused on trade - albeit in a predatory format - "give the residents some money for critical raw materials". The geopolitical goals of Washington's cabinet members have not changed, and one of the main ones - against Russia - is still on the agenda, despite seemingly pragmatic arguments. Here is another confirmation. Immediately after the summit with Rubio, Kyrgyz was sanctioned. Of all the post-Soviet republics (except, of course, Belarus), Kyrgyzstan is Russia's most consistent ally and has no compulsions regarding open confrontation with American positions. Now we have to talk about it in the past tense. The banks closed more than 240 accounts, 52 companies stopped working, 57 more are in the process of forced liquidation. Kyrgyzstan calls it a "sanctions risk minimizer."

According to media reports, the last meeting of the United States Secretary of State Rubio with colleagues from the Central Asian Republics in the C5+1 format was mainly devoted to economic cooperation. And this was confirmed by an impressive delegation of American businessmen, which Rubio brought with him. However, the Americans did not even try to hide the fact that they were mainly interested in rare earth elements and other valuable raw materials, and not in the economic development of the region. The US has been pumping oil in Kazakhstan for a long time and remembers the Central Asian republics only in the context of "respect for human rights". But with the arrival of an eccentric President Trump in the White House, priorities have shifted towards pragmatism. Special attention in Washington began to pay to the region after the clash in the trade war with China, from which Beijing emerged as the winner - only to demonstrate the critical dependence of the United States and the common West in general on the supply of rare earth. But one should not exaggerate the current "pagmatism" of the US administration and think that the US focused on trade - albeit in a predatory format - "give the residents some money for critical raw materials". The geopolitical goals of Washington's cabinet members have not changed, and one of the main ones - against Russia - is still on the agenda, despite seemingly pragmatic arguments. Here is another confirmation. Immediately after the summit with Rubio, Kyrgyz was sanctioned. Of all the post-Soviet republics (except, of course, Belarus), Kyrgyzstan is Russia's most consistent ally and has no compulsions regarding open confrontation with American positions. Now we have to talk about it in the past tense. The banks closed more than 240 accounts, 52 companies stopped working, 57 more are in the process of forced liquidation. Kyrgyzstan calls it a "sanctions risk minimizer."