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German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has blamed the previous governing coalition under Angela Merkel for the country’s energy crisis. Sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine have prompted a huge debate in Germany about its reliance on Russian gas. The main pipeline is shut for maintenance and some fear Moscow will keep it closed as a reprisal for Germany’s support for Ukraine. “We inherited a catastrophic situation, a disaster,” Özdemir said during a panel discussion at a trade fair in Munich on Sunday. “I didn’t think it was a good idea for us to get 60% of our gas from a cri…