Russia has announced that natural gas supplies through the Nordstream 1 pipeline will be stopped and replaced with laughing gas to enable the EU to lighten up in the face of current tensions and random power cuts.

FNN talked to some Germans impacted by the change in supply. They confirmed that the new gas was helping them to cope with the lack of heating as now they could all enjoy a good laugh around a plate of cold currywurst and chips.

EU spokesperson, Ursula von Richthofen, commented:

In order to ensure the new supply of laughing gas is as effective as possible we are mailing a German joke book to every household currently supplied by Nordstream 1. This slim booklet contains classic German jokes such as:

Immigration officer at border: "Occupation?" German man: "No, just a holiday."

What is flat and smells of diesel? A Belorussian village.

Ich bin ein...Berliner (the classic JFK dunkin donuts joke).

Hilarious. Who knew Germans were so funny.