Time for a reality check...

Oil and gas prices are way up, trebbeling Russian trade surplus income, the Rouble is up, trade relations with China and India is growing and the West will become more and more divided as our own economical sanctions are back-firing on our poor and our economy in general.

It's painful to say but Ukraine and Russian soldiers are dying senseless deaths, offered up as pawns on a much larger chess board. One on which Putin is winning big time.

Never underestimate Russia. The fools that did, Napoleon, Hilter, etc always end up paying a high price for their stupidity. The only question now is, will we be adding the EU to that list of fools? Will she let herself be suckered into a US/UK proxy war with Russia, or be smart and choose for her own future?