Steam comes out of a tower of the PCK Schwedt refinery in Schwedt, northeastern Germany, at the company's plant on early April 30, 2026, one day before Russia will halt the pipeline flow of Kazakh oil to Germany, citing technical reasons. The stoppage from May 1, 2026 will impact the PCK refinery, run by the German subsidiary of Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft, that supplies much of the Berlin region and the capital's international airport with fuel. The move by Moscow comes amid Russia's war against Ukraine and a global energy crisis sparked by the US-Israeli war against Iran, which has caused major disruptions to global oil and gas markets. The German government stressed it does not expect an energy supply crunch. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)