RE: 22,335.50 22,360.00 21,759.50 +596.50 +2.74% 12:01I don't believe the EU nor the UK will tighten the noose on Russia because doing so would tighten their own economic noose.
Germany and Italy will be hardest hit given dependence on Russian resources.
It's a decision that will invite pain either way. The Russians are used to suffering and living with less.
The west, not so much. Russia has the advantage.