The German Economy Ministry said it was “exploring plans to confiscate part of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and connect it to an LNG station in the Baltic Sea.”

It is noteworthy that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced at the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war “the suspension of the Nord Stream 2 project in light of Russia’s recognition of the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk from Ukraine.”

Nord Stream 2 is a Russian project to build two gas pipelines, each 1,200 km long, with a total throughput capacity of 55 billion cubic meters per year, from the Russian coast along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to Germany. The project pipeline passes through the exclusive economic zones and territorial waters of Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Russia.

And German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, in a statement to the Der Spiegel newspaper today, pointed out: “We may be forced to shut down some industries due to lack of gas”, noting that “next winter will be difficult”, and considered that “Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to break up our country.”

Habek announced yesterday that “Germany has raised its gas alert level after cutting supplies from Russia,” noting that “gas has now become a scarce commodity in Germany.” He emphasized that “all political measures must be taken to ensure that we receive enough gas”, stressing that “we will need other measures if the gas does not flow through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline after the repair work.”

Earlier, the Russian giant Gazprom announced that it was cutting gas supplies to Germany via the Nord Stream gas pipeline by more than 40 percent per day due to the inability to obtain the necessary equipment from Siemens, Germany.