Well sure, he can sell oil and whatever else to them. And nearly no one else. Which means we can apply pressure on them, as we are doing in a small way on India but that we are afraid to do on China, because it would wreck our economy as well. Which is why the whole tariff war silliness is ultimately ineffective.
Nonetheless, Putin was isolated, and now he is back home claiming his victory, as he should and Russians keep playing Putin showing up on the red carpet like a star and is the bell of the ball, the real Alpha in his relationship with Trump.
Trump has given up on trying to force a ceasefire, since Putin convinced Trump that was not the way to go and that no additional sanctions would come. Putin got everything he wanted and Trump got a little cum in his eyes.
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