According to government sources in Germany, it is being suggested that the pipelines could be offline forever after a suspected “sabotage” of the lines earlier this week.

Germany announced that it has officially nationalized the gas importer company Uniper as the region continues to deal with an energy crisis.

At a press conference on August 22, 2022, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “the world needs to accelerate ending its dependency on oil and gas in general.”

In recent months, Google searches for ‘firewood’ has exploded from years prior as the country faces a mounting energy crisis.

In a recent interview, Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said that the country will soon reimplement mask mandates in indoor settings, but he stated ‘Chinese conditions’ like lockdowns and school closures will not return.

Germany will restart its coal-fired power plants and try to reduce domestic natural gas consumption as it faces looming shortages. 

During an event on May 31, 2022, Germany’s economy minister Robert Habeck said that it would not be an option to prolong the life of Germany’s last three remaining nuclear reactors amid an energy supply crisis because “It would help too little at too high a cost all-round,”.

On Monday, May 23, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said that the EU’s embargo on Russian energy inputs is expected to be agreed upon “within days”.

The European Union’s largest economy is set to oppose the EU plan to include nuclear energy as a sustainable investment for labeling green investments.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that German officials are ready to lift their opposition to an embargo on Russian oil.