[GBA]

Russia can ask, "what are you going to do about it?" with little worry that anyone has an interesting answer, let along that anyone is going to kick them out. It might be possible to hurt Russia in some meaningful way, but they aren't poor any more and are making money from selling the Europeans energy. So really, what is Europe going to do other than write a nasty letter and then not send it?

If anyone is going to do something, it has to be the people who have an immediate motivated self interest such as Georgia, Ukraine, Poland and the rest of the former Soviet states and territories who want to remain "former" and don't want history to repeat itself. Europe is lost unless or until they feel threatened enough to act...and by then it'll be too late, just like it was twice last century. The lesson they seem to have learned is to surrender until someone like the US saves them.

[SJackson]

...it has to be the people who have an immediate motivated self interest such as Georgia, Ukraine, Poland and the rest of the former Soviet states and territories who want to remain "former" and don't want history to repeat itself.

I agree completely. And if invited in a NATO/SEATO type organization, the US should at least consider participation. And you're right, in the short term there's noting we're going to do about it. Though we should make them aware that's not carte blanche to restore their empire. Long term, sure would be nice if people realized that domestic energy supplies are both an economic and strategic plus.