Faced with the sanctions that hit it, Russia had let it be known on March 24 that it now demanded that its gas be paid for in rubles, which the EU and the G7 refused.
Vladimir Putin finally agreed that nothing would change for the European partners, who could continue to pay in euros.
While waiting for written details, Berlin has set up a crisis unit and activated a 3-step alert system.
The first level, that of "early warning", is activated.
In the third and final stage, governments would take steps to "regulate" distribution and businesses might even be rationed.
Berlin wants to be reassuring, however, and says that "security of supply" is guaranteed for the moment, while its gas reserves are 25% full.
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