... European gas+LNG consumption has gone down by 2/3 and has largely been replaced by Americans and our president has openly threatened to steal territory from a NATO ally through force.
It's not exactly like Europe is in a comfortable place energy-wise nor can it say it doesn't need energy from any current supplier.
Needed, past tense. The hold-outs today want it, they do not need it.
There's still concern about the nukes though.