
Germany raises the alarm as Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe
CNN
Europe's biggest economy is now officially running short of natural gas and is escalating a crisis plan to preserve supplies ahead of winter as Russia turns off the taps.
Germany on Thursday activated the second phase of its three-stage gas emergency program, taking it one step closer to rationing supplies to industry — a step that would deliver a huge blow to the manufacturing heart of its economy.
''Gas is from now on in short supply in Germany," Economy Minister Robert Habeck told reporters at a press conference in Berlin.

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