Re: You want to play hardball?
Closing that off would be a huge economic hit for Russia
Look east. Specifically, south east asia. There are some countries that would benefit from very cheap Ural oil.
It took a long time for the US government to stop China from "sharing" oil with NK.
China also has a huge appetite with oil. Russia is one of China's biggest oil supplier. The other is Iran.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
