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It may also be due to the heat and his corona disease, which is currently forcing him to work from home – Anyway, Robert Habeck had a pulse on Thursday.

Habek said shortly after the start of his press conference that he wanted to accept the comment he had read and rejected. Note from the Kremlin: that is to Russia is the guarantor of energy security in Europe. is being.

This is a distortion of every fact.Habek said. “Actually, Russia is using its great power – a very great power that we gave to Russia.” To blackmail Europe and Germany“This is the opposite of the guarantor of energy security.” Puff.

It was a great message from the Economy Minister on the day Putin restarted the gas. Not quite, but at least at least 40 percent, as much as it was before the ten-day maintenance work on Nord Stream 1. But instead of being happy with the obvious, Habeck reacted – offensively. Not just on Putin’s propaganda. And rightly so.

Ideally, we journalists are good at criticizing politics when things go wrong. This is part of our job. We tend to be a little taciturn when someone does something well. This is also part of a whole picture. And Habek did well on Thursday. Instead of playing with Putin, instead of making his most dangerous weapon more powerful than it already is, Habek tried to reduce the damage.

And on several levels. At the beginning of his press conference, which was supposed to be about the gas situation in Germany, Habeck explained why we are in fact in such a sharp mess – and that everything else is much worse. ’The war is still in Europe’, He said. In everything that is being discussed now, one should not forget about it. Russia’s aggression is also one of the reasons for the gas shortage.

One might assume that Habek did not say so out of a sense of duty. Rather, it is an attempt not to let Putin slip away so easily. Because he doesn’t really care if we have to take cold showers and wear thick sweaters. For him, gas is a lever to achieve more.

Putin wants to destroy our democracy, Europe, the West itself. It has been rumored about for a long time now. By pointing out the culprit, Habek is trying to wrest a little bit of the power that Putin wields over us with his most dangerous weapon. Because with the gas faucet, Putin fills up Not only direct distributional disputes in Germany and Europe. This is bad enough. One gas tap too Powerful distraction machine.

while we Staring at the gas pipeline flow meter And they are busy adjusting the hydraulics of our heating, Putin continues his war in Ukraine relentlessly, our exchange of armored rings with NATO partners has failed, the traffic lights coalition is at odds over relief, new tensions are arising in the European Union, there is a fire in Germany and the world because of global warming. The list can be extended.

That’s why another thing Habek did on Thursday came to light in response to Putin. Instead of quelling the 40 percent of the gas that Putin mercifully sends through Nord Stream 1 and giving all the clarity – Habek sounded the alarm.

The Minister of Economy urged suppliers to Store more gashe activated not only hard charcoal but also lignite reserveMake it more possible biogas production – The pressure is increased to save energy. Not only on companies, but also on citizens: more obligatory Heating checkduty to hydraulic balancingAnd the Banning gas heating in private swimming pools.

One or the other can be discussed in detail. But the direction is correct. Because using 40 percent of Nord Stream 1 still means Germany will have to save a lot of gas to get through the next two winters. Furthermore: Putin can achieve lower results again at any timeHe even referred to it with alleged „technical problems” that could be imminent.

The only way to wrest power from Putin is to be independent from him — and as quickly as possible. Through savings and through the expansion of renewable energies. Let’s not get distracted. And let’s look at all the other crises more than just a gas pipeline flow meter.

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