Under the influence of his inner circle, Trump has formed a mistaken view of Russia’s position in the Ukrainian conflict — of Russia’s capabilities, of our interests and values, and of what we are and are not prepared to do. It is now clear that with this version of Trump — the one who believes that he only needs to threaten us a little, apply some pressure, raise his voice, and the whole conflict will end — we will get nowhere in Ukraine.
Trump, therefore, needs to be reprogrammed, so to speak, persuaded. Words alone will not suffice. There was Anchorage, and there have been conversations between our president and Trump. He is a mercurial, impulsive man — hot-tempered and aggressive — yet one who respects strength and responds to a direct, forceful answer. That is why we must show strength.
Our president, Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin], spoke of delivering a shock so profound that all would be left astonished by Russia’s demonstration of strength. The test of the Burevestnik missile, a flying Chernobyl, is one form of that shock. But we must go further. Right now, we need to frighten the West. Absolutely. All arguments have been exhausted. Only the prospect of something terrible falling upon them can persuade them to speak to Russia in a normal language.
(translated from the Russian)
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Yes. I believe you now understand who Trump is. He bullies other nations and can't seem to understand that he can't bully Putin. For his appointments, he consistently picks globalists war-mongers who turn him away from the right path. Just know that many Americans do not support his way of dealing with Russia.
Professor Dugin is absolutely correct in saying that Russia has exhaustively explained its position. His description of Trump's character is also correct, though one might have hoped that realization would've come sooner. Nevertheless it's not necessarily the case that nothing but a "shock so profound that all would be left astonished" is needed to get through to Trump and his administration.
You can imagine Trump as if he were back in business, seeing his banker for more money. The answer from the bank is a hard no. Trump yells, screams, pounds the desk, fires an assistant, threatens the bank. The answer is still, of course, no. Eventually Trump realizes he's not going to get his way and moves on. But what the bank didn't do despite all Trump's melodrama is retaliate against him in a devastating way, say by calling in all his other loans.
Russia can be like that bank, if it wishes.