“Are Europeans going to freeze because Russia turned off the gas or because they got suckered into getting rid of their coal-burners?”
YES...
EU Observer now has a story up, as well, but nothing on any actual cut today.
Russia to cut EU gas transit via Ukraine
https://euobserver.com/news/127216
YES...So sorry to deflate your ecstasy at human beings freezing, because Putin is a barbaric invader, but...
Additionally, the EU has been putting taxpayers' money into new inter-connectors, so now if Russia decides to cut off supplies, the affected countries can still get gas from somewhere else, according to the Economist.This is a major move because in the past Russia punished countries by cutting off gas.