The German government has announced it is activating an early warning plan in preparation for possible shortages in gas deliveries from Russia. Economy Minister Robert Habeck said a crisis team was being established to closely monitor gas supplies. This follows Moscow's demand for payment in rubles which Germany and other importers have rejected.
Habeck - who's from the environmentalist Green Party - also urged German industry and households to try and conserve energy.

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