If Europe embargoes Russian gas, USA would seriously profit, because EU would start importing USA shale gas. Since its end of the cold season EU needs less gas so it could be done, but prices would go up.
On the other hand since Putin established russian economy to completely depend on energy exports it would be a massive disaster for Russia.
Not to mention that because of whats going on stock of Russian companies are plummeting and banks have stopped cheap credit lines for Russia. Russian economy already lost cca 17 billion dollars.

Ah, I see.

So I suppose, basically, the US is the only non-Poland likely candidate to intervene because Putin has Europe by the balls with oil and a superior military. Well I don't think it's a surprise that that is never going to happen; the people of the US are sick of rolling out our military, especially after the last couple decades. It'd be political suicide for congress to allow it.

I wouldn't say superior military, more numerous for sure though especially in boots on the ground, not sure of the quality of their airforce or armour. Another problem is the restraints Europe is in after just getting out of the downturn. UK still has its armed forces in Afghanistan, Germany can't leave its country, Southern Europe is still broke and with nothing to gain. France i assume could help, not that it would want to. It would be an Eastern European affair, Romania, Poland etc in my opinion.

You're right in saying the US has exhausted all its political will, although in this case public support for an intervention actually seems pretty decent.

Whoa whoa, the individual countries in the EU can't have armies? Or the EU as a collective? Well, I know Great Britain has a military, for instance. Did I misunderstand what you said?

I can understand, however, their inability to get involved due to dependence on Russian oil.

EU as a collective, everyone has individual armies but the collective arm is lead by NATO, which you'd need as no single country would have enough will to do it alone.

Ah, I see.

So I suppose, basically, the US is the only non-Poland likely candidate to intervene because Putin has Europe by the balls with oil and a superior military. Well I don't think it's a surprise that that is never going to happen; the people of the US are sick of rolling out our military, especially after the last couple decades. It'd be political suicide for congress to allow it.

I wouldn't say superior military, more numerous for sure though especially in boots on the ground, not sure of the quality of their airforce or armour. Another problem is the restraints Europe is in after just getting out of the downturn. UK still has its armed forces in Afghanistan, Germany can't leave its country, Southern Europe is still broke and with nothing to gain. France i assume could help, not that it would want to. It would be an Eastern European affair, Romania, Poland etc in my opinion.

You're right in saying the US has exhausted all its political will, although in this case public support for an intervention actually seems pretty decent.

Do you suppose the nations of the EU should also get themselves involved? Or are they above that responsibility?

The EU in particular can't get involved militarily, no armies. Individual states adhere to NATO in this regard although NATO peacekeepers guarding kiev and western Ukraine would be a good idea, as long as you made sure they never came into contact with Russian forces. EU has more to lose thanks to the pipelines, hands are pretty much tied as long as it stays a cold war, Putin knows that so he won't fire a shot.

Poland ball needs to save us.

Whoa whoa, the individual countries in the EU can't have armies? Or the EU as a collective? Well, I know Great Britain has a military, for instance. Did I misunderstand what you said?

I can understand, however, their inability to get involved due to dependence on Russian oil.

EU as a collective, everyone has individual armies but the collective arm is lead by NATO, which you'd need as no single country would have enough will to do it alone.

Ah, I see.

So I suppose, basically, the US is the only non-Poland likely candidate to intervene because Putin has Europe by the balls with oil and a superior military. Well I don't think it's a surprise that that is never going to happen; the people of the US are sick of rolling out our military, especially after the last couple decades. It'd be political suicide for congress to allow it.

I wouldn't say superior military, more numerous for sure though especially in boots on the ground, not sure of the quality of their airforce or armour. Another problem is the restraints Europe is in after just getting out of the downturn. UK still has its armed forces in Afghanistan, Germany can't leave its country, Southern Europe is still broke and with nothing to gain. France i assume could help, not that it would want to. It would be an Eastern European affair, Romania, Poland etc in my opinion.

You're right in saying the US has exhausted all its political will, although in this case public support for an intervention actually seems pretty decent.