"VLADIMIR PUTIN has been accused of pushing Europe to the brink of collapse by orchestrating the migrant crisis along Belarus's border and by holding the economic bloc "hostage" over gas access."
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1519025/vladimir-putin-holding-europe-hostage-russia-gas-energy-belarus-migrant-crisis-eu-news
"Russia's foreign ministry on Friday said the European Union was a hostage to an aggressive minority after EU leaders failed to agree on a proposal to hold a summit with President Vladimir Putin, the RIA news agency reported."
https://money.yahoo.com/russia-says-eu-hostage-aggressive-080630814.html
Russia is now in a position to hold Western Europe ‘hostage’ over gas supplies
The U.S. was right — Europe has become a ‘hostage’ to Russia over energy, analysts warn
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/07/europe-is-now-a-hostage-to-russia-over-energy.html
Dialogue or hostage negotiation?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-insider/2022/01/10/dialogue-or-hostage-negotiation-495663