Like it or not, with Nord Stream 2, Putin has a foot on the gas Europe badly ...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/10/like-it-or-not-with-nord-stream-2-putin-has-a-foot-on-the-gas-europe-badly-needs
With Gazprom’s flagship pipeline poised to deliver energy under the Baltic, leaders have little choice but to do business