They’re too late. Trump has been negotiating minerals with Russia for months now. He’ll go the most lucrative route for him, and fair play to him; he isn’t hiding it.

Europe needs to learn to go it alone. The unfortunate thing is that Europe leaned heavily on the U.S. after the Second World War to the extent that it has developed into a parasite that controls Europe on every level. Rory Stewart made an excellent point recently regarding Europe having a choice to make over who they trust more. USA or China. What a choice!!