That premise makes no sense.
The EU is at contretemps with Russia.
Were they too shy to show the Germans or French storming in?
Because that is who it would be.
No, NORWAY shuts off North sea oil to Europe in a bid to stop global warming be “progressive” and look to the future. Lots of virtue signaling happening.
Russia steps in and opens the flow again. EU does what it usually does. Not much.
“Were they too shy to show the Germans or French storming in?
Because that is who it would be.”
As much as the French Political Parties are greased with money from Oil and mineral extraction from their former colonies, it is unlikely that the France would let Russians get that business instead of Total.
The Russians probably play better in the Nordic mind as the bad guys - they have been increasingly threatening.
No fantasy of fighting the invasion? Do they just assume they roll over and accept foreign occupation passively?