[inglor_cz]

"UK Goverment fell" - it didn't, only the PM did. Johnson appointed a sexual predator to be the Chief Whip of the Tory faction in the Parliament and it was one mistake too many. It has nothing to do with sanctions against Russia. The government will continue under a new PM.

"Bulgaria Goverment fell" - Bulgaria has had by now four(?) early elections in a row, which predate the war in Ukraine. The Bulgarian political situation is an internal mess.

"Italy's PM resigned" - Italy has had 69 governments since WWII, nothing unusual there.

"Estonia Goverment fell" - Estonia is very anti-Russian in practice. Their next government is likely to be formed by the very same PM.

The EU has some 30 countries. Unlike Russia or odd exceptions like Merkel, their leaders come and go fairly frequently. Even 8 governmental changes in a year wouldn't be particularly strange in a club of 30 democracies.

[The_Colonel]

Italian and Bulgarian government collapses are connected to the Russian influence in the government coalition partners.

[inglor_cz]

Thank you. So there is some connection. But I would still claim that in case of Italy, a quick change in government is not an unusual phenomenon. Italian governments come and go so fast that most people outside Italy have trouble remembering the current PM's name.

[SantiagoElf]

Regardless, let's see how the EU will do without cheap Russian energy.

I predict riots, unrest and MORE goverment changes :)

Also ... quotas for showers, heating ,etc.

[soco]

That could build even more resentment against Putin, couldn't it?