Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 pipeline
01 March 2022 |
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Economy Minister Robert Habeck has pushed forward the timetable for Germany's fossil fuel exit and paved the way for the country's first national gas reserve in order to wean the country off of Russian gas.
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