Germans have taken in more than a quarter of a million Ukrainian refugees, and stand in stark opposition to the war in Ukraine. But every day, they’re indirectly financing the Russian war by heating their homes and filling up their gas tanks. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks to German residents who are turning down their thermostats, taking cold showers and driving less to avoid contributing financially to Russia’s war chest. And those calling for the German government to do more to reduce the country’s dependence on Russian energy.
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