Germany upbeat on energy security; Russia cuts gas to France


              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Power poles stand on fields on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              Chancellor Olaf Scholz gestures waits for the prime minister of Spain at the closed meeting of the federal cabinet outside Meseberg Palace, Tuesday, Aug.30, 2022. The topics of the closed meeting are the energy crisis and price increases. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              CORRECTS POSITIONS OF PERSONS---German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for a meeting at the German government guest house Meseberg Palce in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves the German government guest house Meseberg Palace for a press statment prior of to a two days cabinet meeting of the government in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefs the media prior to a two days cabinet meeting at the German government guest house in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefs the media prior to a two days cabinet meeting at the German government guest house in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
            
              German Chancellor Olaf Scholz briefs the media prior to a two days cabinet meeting at the German government guest house in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)