Faced with the prospect of a very difficult winter because of her energy deficit caused sanctions against RussiaThe German government is considering extending the last three nuclear power plant country, causing sharp friction within the ruling three-party coalition.

Extending the operation of the plants “may make some sense” as “the development of renewable energy sources is slower than predicted,” the chancellor said yesterday. Olaf Soltzas his country faces the specter of an energy crisis as Russia tightens its cannula natural gas. His government would be asked to make a difficult decision over the next few weeks, after getting its hands on the ongoing expert study. The Greens are very skeptical about this possibility, the Liberal Democrats are too theorizing, and the Social Democrats have not come to a final position.

The German Chancellor made the relevant statements in Milheim an der Ruhr, the headquarters of Siemens Energy, where the controversial turbine of the Russian Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline is located, which unexpectedly found itself in the center of international publicity. Last week, Russia’s Gazprom limited the pipeline’s natural gas supply to 20% of its capacity, arguing that the return of a turbine to Russia after repairs in Canada was being delayed by Western sanctions. Yesterday, Olaf Soltz blamed Moscow, saying that the turbine was ready to be delivered to Russia at any time.

A return to Nord Stream 2, the neutrality of Ukraine and the solution of Donbass along the lines of the Swiss cantons, Schroeder suggests.

Meeting with Putin

In an interview with the German magazine Stern, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who met with Vladimir Putin last week, called for the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 to be activated to solve the energy problem. In the same interview, Schroeder proposed a solution to the Donbass problem on the model of the Swiss cantons and the neutrality of Ukraine by refusing to join NATO, expressing understanding of Russian concern that the country is surrounded by the Alliance.

Meanwhile, the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that, according to preliminary and unconfirmed information, Iran sent drones to Russia to be used against Ukraine. Finally, the US Treasury Department announced new sanctions against prominent Russians, including former Olympic gymnast and ex-deputy Alina Kabayeva, who is portrayed by Western media as Vladimir Putin’s mistress.