Sure, the United States and the European Union have no inclination to send troops to defend Ukraine, but they have economic weapons that could severely undermin

Sure, the United States and the European Union have no inclination to send troops to defend Ukraine, but they have economic weapons that could severely undermine Russia’s tottering economy. No, they don't. Germany, for instance has a huge energy deficit and gets about a third of it's energy from Russia at a discounted rate primarily through the Nordstream pipeline. The low debt load and the fact that Europe depends on it as a source of energy means that the economic ball is more in Russia's court than the EU's. The US can block all trade between Russia and itself, and all that would do is hurt vodka sales.