Several European governments including the Baltic states and Poland are very nervous about the emergence of Russia as an Energy Superpower. They say Russia is using its energy as a political weapon and have repeatedly criticized the German-led plans for the trans-Baltic pipeline, which they claim will make EU members to the East more vulnerable to Russian pressure.
At present relations between EU and Russian leaders are at a low point, but some big energy companies from Europe are making their own deals with Gazprom.
The problem is that from past experience, these agreements will not be worth the paper they’re written on should a crisis happen.
As Europe becomes ever more dependent on imported energy to produce food, the reliability of energy suppliers may be a matter of life or death for many Europeans. Since there are no reliable suppliers left we should learn to use less.