if russians would help any more visibly than by now i believe the real economic sanctions would be put into the place.
the question for everyone would be: wanna trade with amuricans or with russians, your choice... and we all know how it would end up. the only technology left in russia would be abacus and a knowledge of how to make nukes and vodka; in a few years there would be no vovka in the evil cia's internet discussions anymore unless he'd emigrate to another country or would smuggle himself some pc from india...