Тут много говорилось что если Путин будет сильно угрожать закрыть кран - перейдут на альтернативные источники энергии. Реальность в том что кран никто не собирается перекрывать (см. статью), но зависимость развитых стран от импорта энергоносителей будет только растиhttp://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/IL22Ag01.html
With Europe's energy consumption rapidly rising, its import dependency on Russia is also set to increase. Europe, which imported around 330 billion cubic meters of gas in 2005, will require an additional 200 billion cubic meters per year by 2015. And Russia has the world's largest natural gas reserves, estimated to be 1,688 trillion cubic feet, apart from the seventh largest proven oil reserves, exceeding 70 billion barrels (while vast regions of eastern Siberia and the Arctic remain unexplored).
On the other hand, Europe's self-sufficiency in energy is sharply declining. By 2030, the production of oil and gas is expected to decline by 73% and 59% respectively. The result is that by 2030, two-thirds of Europe's energy requirements will have to be met through imports. In Europe's energy mix, the dependence on oil imports by 2030 will be as high as 94% of its needs, and on natural gas as high as 84%.
о внешнеполитических "провалах" Путина -
там еще много всего в статье, кому интересно ссылка вверху.But that wasn't all. It was very obvious that the Kremlin strategy was not just about energy, but kept in view the overall agenda of integrating Russian business and industry with important western European partners. Commenting on the South Stream project, The Wall Street Journal noted:
Nothing could have brought home the shift in the geopolitical templates more dramatically than the first energy summit of the Balkan countries - a region where the US consistently sought to exorcise Russia's historical influence - at Zagreb on June 24. Putin was invited as a special guest.The Italian government has bucked Europe's concerns about Gazprom, aggressively endorsing Russia as a strategic partner in energy and other areas, such as aviation. Just last week [mid-June], Italy's Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema, held court in Rome with Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's first deputy prime minister and also Gazprom's chairman, to discuss cooperation on a range of sectors. An Italian airline, for example, recently announced its intention to purchase Russian commercial aircraft and an Italian defense contractor, Finmeccanica SpA, is jointly developing a fighter jet with a Russian company.
Автор статьи - не кто-то там:
Так шта... Одно дело набитые идеологическими штампами статьи о международной изоляции (типа только с Чавесом дружим) и о том что нормальные страны и экономики не хотят с Россией дела иметьM K Bhadrakumar served as a career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service for over 29 years, with postings including India's ambassador to Uzbekistan (1995-1998) and to Turkey (1998-2001).
реальная жизнь глазами дипломата с 30-летним стажем выглядит несколько иначе
Их хранилища тоже не бездонны 
. какой вы многоликий однако 
никто не собирается ничего отключать надо только деньги платить