BERLIN—Germany will nationalize Uniper seeking to save the country’s largest gas importer that was hit hard by Russian natural-gas cuts to Europe.

The German government said Wednesday it would take a 99% stake in the energy giant and inject in 8 billion euros, equivalent to around $8 billion. Berlin will acquire the stake of Uniper’s parent company, Finnish utility Fortum Oyj.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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