German Deputy Prime Minister: if Russia and Ukraine do not extend the natural gas transport agreement, Europe's largest economy will be forced to shut down industrial capacity.

[German Deputy Prime Minister: if Russia and Ukraine do not extend the natural gas transport agreement, Europe's largest economy will be forced to shut down industrial capacity]-- German Deputy Chancellor and economy Minister Harbeck warned on the same day that if the Russia-Ukraine natural gas transport agreement is not extended after it expires at the end of next year, Germany may be forced to reduce or even shut down industrial capacity.