Habeck says Germany not to rely on cheap Russian gas any more

BERLIN, Aug 15 (PRIME) -- Germany will not return to a business model where it relies on cheap Russian gas, Energy Minister Robert Habeck said on Monday.

The country will support companies from the budget and introduce a public fee for gas heating from October 1 for two years.

"The alternative would have been collapse of the German energy market, and with it large parts of the European energy market," the official said as cited by Reuters.

Habeck said he hoped that Russia would not discontinue the supplies, otherwise Germany would have to seek alternative sources, including of liquefied natural gas.

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