removing the pretty much last serious chance for diplomacy I don't think that the G8 framework is/was the last serious chance for diplomacy. There are still mu

removing the pretty much last serious chance for diplomacy I don't think that the G8 framework is/was the last serious chance for diplomacy. There are still multiple channels open for diplomatic negotiations, be it bilateral or within EU/Russia negotiations i.e. IMO it all comes down to domestic pressure: how much is the Russian economy going to suffer, and how are the major economic figures within Russia are going to act? Are they going to put pressure on the Putin administration not to further pursue the path of direct conflict? Putin essentially missed to advance the Russian economy aside the natural ressources sector during his long reign. And the loss of foreign investment and efflux of domestic money is already posing a big risk to the Russian economy.