Without its global power projection the US loses its 'petrodollar' monetary hegemony. Without that, the US is swiftly insolvent. Trump knows this, as do Putin and his master Xi. This is what the proxy wars in Ukraine and Middle East are about- challenging the US and its ability to project and preserve its global dominance. BRICS Pay, being fronted by Putin is Chinas CBDC EYuan protocol displacing the USD.