Energy: Habeck: Putin is using gas levers against us

Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck has warned against taking the resumption of Russian gas supplies via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline as a sign of reliability. Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly uses the availability of gas strategically to divide Germany and Europe, said the Green politician on Thursday evening in the ZDF "heute journal". "We have to accept that Putin is using this gas lever against us," warned Habeck. Germany must therefore find alternatives and be frugal.