The energy or gas "crisis" in Europe has an undertone that may not be immediately obvious at first glance, but which is clearly understandable—an undertone that those who supposedly hold a "pragmatic view", namely that "Europeans are not fools and will not buy expensive gas", refuse to notice or take into account.

Precisely because they are not fools, expensive gas is advantageous to them. Of course, one has to look at which Europeans specifically. Ten years ago, when the "shale revolution" appeared, representatives of the American shale gas industry faced a series of cyclical processes where gas and oil prices played a significant role. As prices rose, people literally rushed to invest in the industry; when prices fell, more than one investor went bankrupt, but the industry strengthened. Low prices, in turn, stimulated investment in extraction technologies, thereby lowering the cost price, and as a result, the shale gas industry became profitable. Currently, a decision has been made in Europe to transition to renewable resources. In Russia, they look at this with a curled lip: "Say, what nonsense are they engaged in!" For now, the idea does not look entirely reasonable, but that is only "for now".