> Once hostilities started, the US and EU quicky united against Russia I saw it more as the US setting up the EU to pick up a massive tab, since the US won't b

> Once hostilities started, the US and EU quicky united against Russia I saw it more as the US setting up the EU to pick up a massive tab, since the US won't be much impacted, whereas the EU is much more dependent on Russia for trade and its energy needs than the US. But I think it's still the best solution short of starting a direct conflict between nuclear powers