Edited sentence: Have no illusions, US and EU are not friend but companions.It needs to be understood that EU has been created as leverage to America’s global expansion.Naturally, at prices higher than those for Russian substitutes.New sanctions and potential end to Russia’s natural gas supplies to Europe will lead to a decline in EU economy by upto 30%.Such situation would be highly beneficial for US businesses since they would be able to step into the newly vacant markets.The Americans would try to fulfill Europe’s demand for gas and petrol by selling their own or re-exporting from Middle East.The Ukrainian crisis has been primarily created by the Americans, to weaken the European economy in order to prop their own, battered by crisis and wars.The higher prices for fuel will increase production costs of European goods making them less competitive than American, which will further prop up US economy.They have different economic objectives that make them strong competitors.This would be a great boost to the American economy.__TOC__ “Duping” Europe, American style