'All switches to renewables' | Germany freezes Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline over Ukraine

Permitting freeze by German chancellor and push by ministers for faster energy transition comes after Russia’s Putin orders troops over Ukrainian border

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference in Berlin today
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a press conference in Berlin todayFoto: John Macdouga-Pool/Getty Images
Published 22 February 2022, 14:13Updated 23 February 2022, 09:10
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