Nah, EU/NATO countries couldn't have not sanctioned Russia. Amerika literally owns them. It owns their industries, their militaries, their entire governments. A prime minister of some EU country talking seriously about not imposing sanctions? They get a phone call from the CIA. Maybe an agent pays their family a visit. Still refuse? Boom, they're gone. Replaced by someone else who'll toe the line.

Even right now, with mounting public pressure and inflation, what Amerika expects these "national leaders" to do is shut up and get their people to comply. This article? This entire thing is just show. It's to let the people "feel" like their leaders are gonna stand up for them a little bit. But that's gonna be the extent of it.