They have hurt, but commodities tanking in 2014 hurt them the most. Commodities were the reason Russia was part of the economic acronym BRIC, along with Brazil, India, and China. China will deal with Russia but their energy deals have hit delays amid economic slowdowns in both nations and natural gas competitors close by to Russia. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-china-gas-exclusive-idUSKCN0UT1LG
Those issued by executive orders is just a stroke of the pen to lift. That includes sanctions related to Ukraine.
Yes, but I doubt he'll do it. It'll be a giant red flag and the already shaky GOP backing he currently has will be even more shaky.
Trump is definitely Putin's b****. Not only does he constantly praise Putin, but he takes Putin's version as more credible than our own CIA and FBI. And Trump plans to gut intelligence agencies, move away from electronic surveillance, and limit the power of the Director of Intelligence. Not to mention how many pro-Russia people in his cabinet It's almost as if Putin was expressing his greatest desires through Trump. There is something very dark going on here. Thank goodness the Republicans in congress want to slow things down. This is such a yuge issue.
