Gas price surge is part of Putin's strategy -German government spokesperson
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Monday's surging European gas prices are part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's strategy and the intended consequence of Russia halting gas flows through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, a German government spokesperson said.
Speaking at a regular press conference, the spokesperson said there were difficult months ahead but that the government was working to blunt the effect of the energy price jump.
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