[rbmillerjr]

I disagree. Russia will be hurt severely by the economic sanctions that will ratchet up if they persist.

Russia can only win a simple hand. They have little in the way of chips. Over the long term, they lose financially and lose credibility as a respected nation.

[Girlene]

Russia can only win a simple hand. They have little in the way of chips. Over the long term, they lose financially and lose credibility as a respected nation.

That credibility is already gone.