text: Russia-NATO SITREP: Euro energy prices rise, NATO talks likely to failOn Sunday, the German government announced NordStream 2 will not receive approval until July 2022. Should the Russians invade Ukraine, Germany says it will delay the project further. Likely in response, Russia restricted gas flows to Germany via the Yamal pipeline to just 5% of capacity. In addition, nuclear power in Europe is largely offline for annual inspections, exacerbating energy prices to nearly €400 ($450) per MWh. Energy manipulation remains a key point of leverage for the Russians as Europe is experiencing record low temperatures.