>Russia remained a stable producer. It was the Western reaction, i.e. sanctions & sabotage, that did the real damage. What sanctions? Russian gas was basically

>Russia remained a stable producer. It was the Western reaction, i.e. sanctions & sabotage, that did the real damage. What sanctions? Russian gas was basically the only thing the EU wouldn't touch. Gazprom was the one that pulled the plug. The closest we got was refusing to insure oil tankers if Russia sells over $40/bbl, and that was months after Russia cut off European gas.