That never happened until US stuck their nose into EU'S affairs. We all know that Victoria Nuland and others have their dibs on Ukraine and are warmongers......EU was handling Russia quite well until US Reps began strong-arming EU leaders....and even today they hate the Biden Administration for blackmailing them.
The US provides for a fair chunk of the defense of the European Union and we get a little irked when we spend our money to defend Europe from Soviet Russia while Europe buys things from Soviet Russia.
Thus we have a say in their affairs. The principle of ‘The King’s Coin’ applies here.
Europe can of course quit NATO and submit to Soviet rule. That’s their choice.
Don’t hold your breath expecting them to do this.