Highlights First of three stages of emergency plan: BMWK Comes amid threat from Russia to cut supply Germany rejects payment in Rubles demand Germany has declared a first early warning level in its national gas emergency plan, energy ministry Robert Habeck said March 30. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The plan was put in place amid a threat of Russian cuts to gas supplies after Germany and G7 countries rejected Russian demands for gas payments in Rubles, it said. Security of supply continued to be guaranteed with no supply shortages, the ministry said. “Nevertheless, we must step up precautionary measures in order to be prepared in the event of an escalation from Russia,” the energy minister said. The first of three warning levels is triggered when there is a serious risk of disruption. It requires a crisis team to evaluate the supply […]