Europe has long since started importing liquefied natural gas, as required by its energy security strategy. However, Europe cannot completely refuse pipeline Russian gas today and will not be able even in a year or two. Populist calls by European politicians to "eat less meat", "reduce the temperature in residential buildings" and "save gasoline" may mitigate the problem of dependence on Russian gas, but do not solve it. Without Russian gas, Europe will freeze over next winter and this is not a figure of speech.