You know your example works very well. An alcoholic will die if he quits cold turkey is he is really addicted. The EU member states are quite addicted to Russian energy and finding alternatives will take some pain. Its a multi step process like quitting addiction is.
This isn’t a matter of “getting all the parts moving”…it’s a matter of even starting to move in the direction they say they are.
It’s like watching an alcoholic saying they’re going to quit this time, for real…and then watching them drink even more the next day.
You know your example works very well. An alcoholic will die if he quits cold turkey is he is really addicted. The EU member states are quite addicted to Russian energy and finding alternatives will take some pain. Its a multi step process like quitting addiction is.