Putin starts sanctions against EU/USA

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MoHasanie said:
Well depends on how reliant the EU and USA are on Russia and vice versa. Russia is quite self sufficient so I think they won't have too many problems with sanctions. The EU on the other needs Russia's oil and gas resources I believe.

Russia also need EU's money. They can't just suddenly shutoff its Gas to EU.. Well at least until they finish building that RUssia-China gas pipe. Currently, Russias biggest revenue comes from that EU-Russia gas deal.

Besides, that gas deal is the only thing that's making other countries in EU hesitant to impose a harsher sanction to Russia. If they suddenly cut off EUs gas. What's stopping EU+US complete isolation of Russia. It's like a guys killing his most important hostage.