https://www.zerohedge.com/geopoliti...proceeds-despite-us-maximum-pressure-campaign While much had been made positively of the EU countries banning together to force the sanctions, less had been made of the obvious counterpoint: The opposing bloc could also consolidate and join together. And while it's true that their GDP is much less than the Western ones, it's more about the independence for them, which would not only weaken the sanctions, but also isolate us/Europe, as we're now the ones locked out of the Eurasian sphere. This is particularly true for the US, who has had a hard time entering into Asian and European Markets. The other thing is, with the markets isolated and segregated, the encamped response has done more to destroy the free market movement, then Trump ever did. Ironic, isn't it?