Yeah .. maby it could be a way to try to raise attention to the monumental shit they're trying to push here.
But it's kinda hard to judge how big the reach would be - with the partisan media and social media in the hands of the oligarchy.
Don't know. Don't have a clear picture from over here.
All I can tell is, that (at least regarding the EU) we're by now pretty good at absorbing external economic shocks. Although that would be like an asteroid impact. Still, we may survive this.