...of other opinions than the one driven into the West's citizens by an every-ready establishment media.

As Shellenberger points out (obviously to many), "if Putin thought the costs of invasion outweighed the benefits, he wouldn't have done it. He's a rational actor not a madman. And today it's clear Putin calculated correctly."

Via Threadreaderapp.com,

After Russia invaded, a few people demanded that Europe stop buying its natural gas, but European utilities snatched up long-term Russian contracts.....and the White House said, "Our sanctions are not designed to cause any disruption to the flow of energy from Russia to the world."