Europeans: Is this a game changer?

[Vuk]

As Russia is a friend and a trading partner, that doesn't really matter much.

lmao, so were so many countries at starts of great wars. What do you mean BTW by the word friend? Not at war?

This would merely strengthen Nato and European resolve to face them down, the whole thing would end with russia losing even more influence in the long run.

Russia's main and basically only aim is high gas and oil prices

lol, Europe has a history of appeasement. Let's look at the Georgia incident just a few years ago. Where was Europe's hard stance on that? They just made excuses to justify Russia's actions.