Scholz: Germany will get through winter, even without Russian gas

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talks with citizens during a town hall event in Essen, Germany, September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Benjamin Westhoff

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will likely get through the winter without a crisis even if Russian gas supplies stop, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, adding that the country could draw on its gas stores and get more deliveries from Norway or the Netherlands.

The government had taken precautionary measures against such a crisis early on such as racing to full gas storage facilities and to build liquid natural gas terminals, Scholz said at town hall event in Essen.