Please EU, you know as well as anyone that’s not going to happen, and you are not going to send your troops into Ukraine to beat Russia Back, so, demand away.
This entire situation is one of the most collectively STUPID I’ve ever seen.
Russia invades Georgia, West does nothing...
West engages in Coup to replace Ukraines leadership with a more western friendly one
Russia takes Crimea, West does nothing...
Russia invades Ukraine, west helps Ukraine fight back with aid, but will never put boots on the ground, but then said until Russia completely leaves Ukraine, we will keep up our sanctions... Of course while at the same time buying Oil and natural gas from Russia the entire time.
Whole thing is a joke. If Russia shut off its oil and gas to Europe the entire continent would be in recession in a matter of weeks if not months. Sure it would hurt russias economy as well, but if this were REALLY a war that either side really wanted and believed it, this is what would be going on.. this is just a farce on every level.
Russia and the rest of Europe are not at war, which is why what is happening between them doesn't look like war. Essentially, that relationship regressing back to a Cold War state of watchful coexistence and economic separation.
You are correct that both sides have economic reasons not to cut off relations completely, but trade -- including energy - has indeed dropped substantially. Europe is going to gradually wean itself off Russian energy entirely, but it isn't going to happen overnight unless there is a massive shooting war.
In any case, energy is a global market. If Russia decided to stop sending all energy to Europe and sell to someone else instead, other suppliers would fill in the gap. It would be moderately painful for a period, but it eventually would resolve itself.
That's the smartest move for Europe, and even Trump opposed Europe becoming dependent on Russian energy. So that would be a positive development.