Germany has plenty of options for cheap energy. They chose to align with Russia due to political influence and - apparently - good old bribing. Replacing those

Germany has plenty of options for cheap energy. They chose to align with Russia due to political influence and - apparently - good old bribing. Replacing those pipelines isnt cheap or fast, but its feasible, and there are several options available to connect to both international ports and north african streams. On the electricity front, it is still possible to backtrack partially on the denuclearization of the sector, helping to minimize some of the impact of cutting off Russia.