Germany cannot do without Russian gas “in the short term”

“We must consider tough sanctions, but in the short term Russian gas supplies are not substitutable,” said the German finance minister.

Germany cannot do without Russian gas supplies”short termand sanctions against Moscow in this sector would hurt the EU more than Russia, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday.

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«We must consider tough sanctions, but in the short term Russian gas supplies are not substitutable“and interrupt them”would harm us more than Russiasaid Christian Lindner in Luxembourg, ahead of a meeting with his EU counterparts.