What I've been thinking about today is that evolving US Russia policy seems squarely aimed at reducing Russia to a rogue state. This and the accompanying Wester cancel coalition abandoning Russia (Coca-Cola, Mcdonald's, Ford, VISA, Mastercard, Amex, IKEA, etc., etc...) seems poised to drop Russia back in 1958. Their energy and mineral resources will continue to be exported, but not through western markets. Aside from Oil and Nat Gas, China will have practically exclusive access to Russia's lithium, nickel, and palladium, which are essential to the technologies intended to power the green revolution.
The West's response to Russia's incursion in Ukraine disproportionately benefits China and not by a little.
