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One of the greatest mistakes we make in the West is that Vladimir Putin gives a fuck what we think about him.
Russia has the luxury, due to its incredibly strategic position straddling both Europe and Asia, to choose it trade partners and not suffer greatly when one of them cut it off. Western Europe, by definition has reduced choice. From a simple physics perspective, Western Europe will suffer for decades to come from not being able to trade with its neighbor to the East.