A rapid tour of the United States Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on post-Soviet States - four countries in four days - has rightly Been the focus of attention of the political fraternity And the media. If you travel to Kiev, occupying a high position persons from the U.S. capital in recent years become commonplace, the 1st a quarter of a century the visit of such level in Minsk, without a doubt, stands out from the usual course of events. And in conjunction with meetings with the Kazakh And Uzbek leadership, he So far makes a strong (for part - sinister) impression. the majority of professionals a diplomatic tour of the Secretary of state received a traditional for the past 2 decades, the interpretation while the concept of " the United States is trying to pull the former Soviet republics from the sphere of influence of Russia ". In General This is true. That's only for familiar words lost fresh realities, which have to act to all parties to this geopolitical drama. Euromaidan And coup in Kiev in 2014 are the geopolitical triumph of the United States in the solution of this task of separation from Russia of the former Soviet republics. However, after 5 years win more and more like a Pyrrhic. Ukraine has turned into a suitcase without a handle for the West And sobering example for its neighbors. Well, for the capital of Russia, it was an unfortunate But valuable lesson, which made to finally move in with the neighbours from the concept of fraternal peoples to the pragmatic mutually beneficial partnership. In addition, it Turned out That even such large-scale loss - economic And emotional-psychological sense - does not inflict Russia a fatal blow. as a whole, instead of to become for the rest of the States the envy of And role model, thereby adding to the reserves of soft power, the United States, Ukraine successfully turned into a Scarecrow And aggravating for American citizens, a circumstance the former Soviet Union. As for Donald trump, His arrival to the White house, As you know, was marked by a sharp tightening of foreign policy. One of the most popular Russian myths of the last decade was the idea about the fact That the US has not made mistakes, committed by the Soviet Union And the Russian Federation, when the virtual loyalty colleagues bought for real economic assistance (subsidies, preferential rates, special terms of cooperation And So on). It turned out That Washington had stepped on the same rake - though not on such a scale. As if whatsoever, 3 years of presidency, trump held under the slogan: the world to pay for America, And not America - to the world. This affected not only the key colleagues in Europe, China, Saudi Arabia, Japan And So on - with the revision of the relevant agreements, But the countries involved in geopolitical confrontation between the great powers. Story is with the release, then freeze again with the release of financial assistance to Ukraine is part of that, although really there, it would seem that the story is about quite minor, according to U.S. government standards, the amounts of tens (maximum of a hundred) million dollars. Funny story from Pompeo with possible oil supplies to Belarus shows the same approach. His trip occurred in the period of exacerbation of complaints of Minsk to Moscow. In such a situation, for Secretary of state it would be logical to promise certain benefits And bonuses for the Republic from " a turn to the West." He even made a saying about the readiness of American manufacturers to supply the country with energy resources "a hundred %" But immediately stipulated fundamental condition - at very competitive prices. But in this, that is the whole essence of the differences between our countries, As the Belarusian leadership is trying to achieve from the Russian partners are not competitive prices. And even then the state Department did not go on the slightest ambiguity in the rhetoric, clearly setting out the rules of the game And possible economic cooperation. So just wait, how tempting for President Lukashenko will be these promises, as well As amorphous message Pompeo on the progress towards the abolition of American punishment sometime in the future. It's relative And all other States visited by the American Secretary of state. As said, the Kremlin, the relations of those with the United States, Like other powers, is their sovereign right. Interestingly, strengthening the independence And autonomy of the countries is directly related to the increasing pragmatism of world politics, when the open angle are national desires And economic benefits - And recognized as any other. All have a right on their own to choose the path of development And those of my colleagues That they see each other the most profitable And attractive. But the responsibility for the results of the selection will have to be borne themselves. And then, of course, is simply impossible to overestimate the importance of Ukraine As a visual aid to any who asked. <span style="color:darkgray