LOL Putin better make peace with the E.U and U.S and stop his aggression in Eastern Ukraine.
After all he got Crimea already, but greediness made him to want more, so he started arming his mercenaries/rebels in eastern Ukraine thinking the E.U will do nothing. So he overplayed his hands and overestimated Russian power. In geo politics, you should play the game obviously, but don't take on a much larger/powerful adversaries like E.U and U.S at the same time head on, especially when its uncalled for. Choose your battles.
Now Eastern Europe is asking for more U.S/British and French forces on its soil, and some baltics countries who weren't always friendly with us are now asking for our support/protection against Russia after seeing what Russia did with Ukraine first in Crimea and now in the east of Ukraine, plus our leaders where cutting our military personnel/staffs/budgets only for Russia to start with its aggression, Russia made our clueless leaders come to their senses. We couldn't have asked for more.
UK Sends More Military To Baltic States Amid Russia, NATO Confrontation | Your News Wire UK Sends Typhoon Fighters to Baltic States To Guard Against Russia
So the sanctions will keep biting until Putin changes his path, and calms down.
Untill then we will keep hearing news like this:
Russian economy contracts 4.6 per cent in second quarter | City A.M.
Russia Said to Eye Drastic Budget Measures to Rev Up Economy - Bloomberg Business
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/b...conomy-shrinks-1-9-in-first-quarter.html?_r=0
Lets see who will be the last man standing.