@nprofile1q... I really don't want to overstate our significance or suggest that this wouldn't be trouble they would sooner avoid, but locking us back into the European mainstream might help to head off the prospect of having a Putin fanboy in their rear, as opposed to presenting a united front. Having a bit more economic weight on the scales and another seat on the Security Council wouldn't hurt,if we could be house-trained.
But it's not going to happen!