Quote from: mobilestrike on Today at 10:59:50 PM

After sanctions there will be very less countries remain with Russia because other countries will not want to get the anger of USA and the Arabic countries are unable alone to fill the needs of the whole world. There is a full pipeline spread to the whole Europe for natural gas what will they do if that line is cut off. Russia do not rely alone on petroleum but they have more source of income.

Oh, just 60% of their exports and 30% of the GDP, if that is not relying then I don't know what it is.
Also, you're mistaken on one thing, that oil needs to somehow keep being dispatched to all countries, no it doesn't, there is demand and offer, once the price of oil hits 150$ who do you think will afford to pay 2 euros for one liter of gas, Europe or India? Wink

If oil becomes that expensive simply some will shut down, thus driving demand down and...majik!

Quote from: PrivacyG on Today at 10:54:31 PM

stompix, I do get your idea and it is an interesting outlook. But does it not mean that limiting Russia's economical abilities and movements this much will only make them more threatening and hungry for territories and power? Because at the end of the day, when the wolves get hungry, they go hunt their prey.

The wolves will first eat each other, just like in the 80's after Brezhnev died of illness his two successors Andropov and Chernenko died also off illness in less than two years each, not mentioning two of his proposed successors Kulakov and Suslov also died of illness just as Tsvigun of cancer.
Those were other times when windows in Russia were better built and people couldn't fall from the 8th story of a 4 levels high building.
Sanctions won't bite that much the poor poeple, they just need a house and basic food, that can be achieved, but it will destroy the elites that make millions from oil and gas deals, all those on the payroll of huge Russian companies.

Quote from: Jastetad on Today at 11:04:17 PM

It is hard to impose sanctions on major powers. Just like America imposed tax on Huawei and that sanction made them independent. First they were dependent on android and this sanction taught them to make their own software. That was a company from a major power now it show us what a major power will do after sanctions.

Yeah..but no! Grin