Yeah it would suck for everyone involved, with the hope that it will suck the most for Russia -which seems to take a geopolitical stand that “it doesn’t need an

Yeah it would suck for everyone involved, with the hope that it will suck the most for Russia -which seems to take a geopolitical stand that “it doesn’t need any friends”. But perhaps the fact that US and EU comprise 2/3rds of the world economy, their united action could blunt the pain. I think if the West continues to look for such a solution that will not impact any constituent states, will not hit the pocket, avoids upsetting the voters, does not disrupt business - it will end up not doing anything remotely close to be powerful enough to challenge Russian aggression.