And they have been stupidly playing politics and investing in "green energy" while buying ever more gas from Russia and shutting down their own energy independe

And they have been stupidly playing politics and investing in "green energy" while buying ever more gas from Russia and shutting down their own energy independence. In the middle of the winter, economic sanctions have their hands basically tied. What is Europe going to do? Turn off the gas? I don't think so. Maybe at least France will stop D%#$ing around and finish their reactor. The only question is can Putin put down the insurrections in Ukraine faster than the rest of Europe can untangle their energy dependence, or will it just be another Crimea where everyone forgets about it in a year or two, and Putin can pull it off somewhere else in another 5 years.