Melissa Eddy

The German car manufacturer said that possible corrosion could cause the brakes in two of its S.U.V.s and in a luxury minivan model to malfunction.

The power plants, due to be shut down, would be kept in reserve to provide electricity if Russia ends shipments of natural gas.

A Russian-owned refinery, linked to a Soviet-era pipeline, is a reminder of Germany’s past and a stumbling block to efforts to cut off Russian oil.

But despite the sanctions, German companies still sold 1 billion euros worth of goods to Russia in March.

“We have to be ready for it,” the German chancellor said a day after Russia quit providing natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria.

The country’s central bank warned that an abrupt end of gas imports from Russia could cause Germany’s economic output to plunge and inflation to jump.

As SAP takes steps to wind down its cloud services in Russia, Continental said it was required to “temporarily” restart a Russian tire factory.

The European Union relies on Russia for almost half its coal, according to the latest data, but new contracts with other countries could change that.

Under increasing pressure to sever the country’s reliance on Russian energy, German officials must contend with deeply rooted economic ties.

The economy minister said Germany must be “prepared for an escalation on the part of Russia.”