Germany Hands $15 Billion Bailout to Uniper After Russian Gas Hit

The Uniper logo in front of the utility's firm headquarters in Duesseldorf, Germany, on July 8, 2022. Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters

FRANKFURT/HELSINKI/BERLIN—The German government stepped in to rescue Uniper with a 15 billion euro ($15.28 billion) bailout on Friday after the gas importer became the biggest casualty of Europe’s energy standoff with Russia so far.