Putin starts sanctions against EU/USA

[MoHasanie]

WorldBreakerHulk said:

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.

That's true too. Well Russia could always threaten to cut gas supplies if they feel like the sactions are too harsh. But that will probably be the last thing to happen. Flight path restrictions will probably come first and could hurt some EU airlines heading to Asia.