Vlad: Now REALLY Mad

       Good morning, Vlad.  Barry Obama here.  Got some good news, and some bad news.  Angela(Merkel) will continue to trade with your country for at least another 2 months.  That's the good news.   I, in turn, will put sharp restrictions on trade and finance with your country..  I've frozen the assets of several businesses from your country.   I've expanded the list of persons who will not be allowed into my country.   I have expanded the list of restricted export items that may not flow to your country or those within your sphere of influence.
      This is all because of your country's actions in Crimea and Ukraine.  The Western world still considers your takeover of land in an independent sovereign nation as contrary to principles of International Law.   As a member of the United Nations, you are duty bound to uphold the tenets of its charter, one of which precludes the invasion and occupation of another member state.
     So, Obama has given Vladi another indication that he's not really going for the ruse that Putin used to make the move into Crimea.
    What's next for Vladi?   I'll bet Vladi whould like the answer to that question sooner rather than later.
     What if the BRICS tell Vladi he can't join their club unless he backs out of Crimea?   Hmmm.   Maybe India will become the headquarters for the new BRICS Im/EX Bank.  Maybe not.   Maybe China will tell Putin to get out of Crimea.?   Will Putin listen to the Chinese?  Ha.   Maybe he'll realize that he's running a little insignificant country full of vodka -swilling alcoholics  who don't like working for the man.   This game is stretching out to fill the northern summer.   When will it end?