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Germany, which is largely dependent on Russia for its natural gas purchases, is preparing for a harsh winter. Germany has decided to step back from the ‘nuclear’ plan as part of the measures taken.
RussiaThe energy crisis, which started with the war launched by Turkey against Ukraine, continues to affect Europe deeply.
After the Kremlin announced that gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will not resume fully unless Russia lifts sanctions against Moscow Germany took action.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck made a statement in 2011 that meant the suspension of the zero nuclear policy announced by then-Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Habeck, the government’s anti-nuclear partner, said that “two of the three remaining nuclear power plants in the country will remain operational until mid-April 2023, just in case.”
Germany’s decision was interpreted as a ‘U-turn’ in the foreign press.
Klaus Müller, Chairman of the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), the agency that regulates the energy market in Germany, announced that if Russia cuts off its gas supply completely, the gas storage facilities in the country can meet the demand for a maximum of 2.5 months.
Merkel decided to abandon atomic energy completely after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, and 3 of the 6 power plants in the country were shut down.
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Russian state energy company Gazprom announced in April that it would suspend natural gas flow to GasTerra, which refuses to pay in rubles for the gas it supplies.
GasTerra, on the other hand, made a statement regarding the ruble payments and stated that Gazprom’s payment obligations for Russian natural gas would not be fulfilled.
Gazprom had also cut off gas supplies to Finland, which had previously refused to pay in rubles.
WHICH COUNTRIES ARE ON THE LIST?
With the decree signed by Putin, the list of ‘unfriendly countries’ became official in the past weeks.
The list published by the Russian government included the USA and all EU countries.
Ukraine, Montenegro, Switzerland, Albania, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, as well as Japan, South Korea, Australia, Micronesia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan were also on the list.
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