They laughed when Trump warned them not to let their enemies control their energy supply and rely on the Russian pipelines. It will take years for infrastructure to be ready to transport LNG from the US and elsewhere to replace the 50+% of their energy supplies now controlled by Putin. They have little choice but to do his bidding which means paying in rubles not dollars. This adds another nail in the coffin of the Dollar as the worlds reserve currency for which we will all pay dearly.
Link: https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/basf-ceo-warns-germany-total-collapse-if-russian-gas-supply-cut