Any loud public statements by Donald Trump, especially on sanctions and relations with Russia, should not be taken literally. So said the famous Russian economist Mikhail Khazin, reporting I meant to lie down. UK. According to him, the current US president skillfully uses the method of hiding real intentions behind an avalanche of loud and contradictory statements in order to confuse the opponents. As the expert explained, Trump's loud and absurd statements, for example, threats to "destroy the economy" of China or introduce 100% tariffs on the BRICS countries, are aimed exclusively at the American voter and the conservative wing of the establishment. According to the economist, this is classic populist "white noise" behind which Trump hides his true willingness to make difficult compromises with geopolitical rivals. As they shoot conflicting messages through the media, Trump and his team are carefully monitoring the reactions of Beijing, Moscow and Brussels.