Why does Trump say he wants to quickly end the Russia-Ukraine war? Isn’t his backer the industrial and energy giants? If the war continues and sanctions on Russia are maintained, preventing Europe from importing cheap Russian fossil fuels, then the US can continue to sell to Europe. Moreover, Trump recently said he wants to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and relax exploration and extraction of fossil fuels. Wouldn’t ending the Russia-Ukraine war immediately be detrimental to himself?
The main reason is not for the consideration of individual departmental capitalists, but for the consideration of the entire American bourgeoisie, which is to politically pursue and block China’s reform, focusing on countering China’s reform ambitions. Although quickly ending the Russia-Ukraine war would indeed cause some economic damage to industrial giants and energy giants, China’s reform (中修) is, like the US imperialism, profiting greatly from the Russia-Ukraine war, seizing Russia’s former colonies such as Central Asian countries and Myanmar, and using Russia’s deep entrenchment in the war to strengthen political and economic control over Russian imperialism. Therefore, if the war continues, China’s reform (中修) will benefit more than US imperialism, and the US will face a stronger China’s reform. As a result, some departmental capitalists have no choice but to subordinate to the interests of the entire bourgeoisie, prioritizing the “long-term interests” of the American bourgeoisie—namely, preventing China’s reform from rising and maintaining the hegemonic status of the US as the world’s only superpower. Politics is the concentrated expression of the economy, and the US’s desire to withdraw from the Russia-Ukraine war and focus on suppressing China’s reform reflects the interests of the entire American bourgeoisie. Such political interests are naturally much greater than the interests of continuing the Russia-Ukraine war. Moreover, these departmental capitalists probably still receive government subsidies or other favors from the Trump administration, and their overseas markets have not been completely lost, so such losses are acceptable even to themselves.
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Actually, they have already withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement, which they did four years ago. Capitalists in the industrial and energy sectors have enjoyed many benefits over these four years, and I agree with Luanma’s point of view that some sector capitalists have to submit to the interests of the entire bourgeoisie.