German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

said Germany is "getting through winter" with no effects on the gas supply and "no economic crisis" despite cutting ties with Russia, the country’s biggest gas supplier. Scholz said this was due to the government's ability to swiftly turn around energy infrastructure, secure new sources of gas, and introduce aid programs worth billions of euros.

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• On the other hand: German police clashed with climate activists trying to stop the expansion of the open-pit coal mine at the village of Lützerath on Saturday, the fourth day of the standoff between protesters and authorities. Greta Thunberg joined the protesters, and said, "The coal that is in the ground here will not lower prices immediately. Anyone who thinks like that is simply out of touch with reality."