Russian gas crisis comes at a cost to German town
By DW
14 March 2022 |
7:50 am
The German town of Jemgum is the site of a huge gas storage facility owned by a subsidiary of Russia's energy giant Gazprom. The mayor now wants the operators to foot the bill for the costs it incurs his town.
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