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No my friend, you are disinformed. 25% is the approximate ammount of natural gas EU demand that is supplied by Russian Gazprom (80% of which is transferred via Ukraine). The rest goes to Poland and Germany via Yamal 1 pipeline going through Belarus. Check it.

Maybe you don't care about Putin'support for lil' USSR museum Belarus, but I am a Pole and I do. In fact he would like Ukraine to be another Belarus. Fortunately due to strong Ukrainian nationalism it won't happen. And Germans? They look startled like their reliable Eurasian "democracy" tries to treat disobediant servants. If you think it was a smart move from Russian side I can only congratulate you a good sense of humour. Payback is a bitch - Yanukovich will see that soon for the 2nd time.

I'm just a impassioned observer of the geopolitical game being played out. Unfortunately, Ukraine is still way too much intertwined economically to Russia to be able to peel off their sphere of influence. And that's why there will be very little payback, if any, at least in the short term. It's just a reality.

I know Poland has suffered greatly at Russian hands, and Poles are sure trying damn hard to be a thorn in Russian dealings in what Russians consider to be their sphere of influence. Poland's explicit support for Ukraine has not gone unnoticed. That's a payback if I've ever seen one. But don't get too carried away - Russians are not very nice people, and there are some lines that are better not crossed. Hell, they publicly threatened war if Ukraine were to "review" black sea ports treaty. Noone wants that.