It’s a sunny May morning as the early crowd arrives for a dip at Berlin’s Prinzenbad outdoor pool, but the air is still crisp and the water isn’t much warmer — one of many small impacts that Germany is currently feeling from the war in Ukraine.
“Berlin’s pools have decided to heat the water a little bit less, to contribute to reducing the dependence on Russian gas supplies," said Martina van der Wehr, a spokeswoman for the German capital's public baths.
