Expensive gas also costs human life, and a national shortage over winter could easily kill hundreds, and ruin many more lives. That said, sometimes you do need

Expensive gas also costs human life, and a national shortage over winter could easily kill hundreds, and ruin many more lives. That said, sometimes you do need to make tough geo-political decisions, where every option has a horrible cost. While the primary blame falls on the aggressor nation, it doesn't make those decisions easier.