Germany gives up oil from Russia this year
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Germany will stop importing crude oil from Russia by the end of the year, announced the head of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock. By summer, imports of this raw material are to be halved.
At the same time, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the schedule of Germany's withdrawal from Russian energy, previously presented by the vice-chancellor, minister of economy and climate protection, Robert Habeck. He predicted that Germany will withdraw from importing coal from Russia by the end of summer.
Sanctions announced a few days ago by the EU will have to stop importing coal from Russia from August. Less is known about Germany's withdrawal from Russian gas. Annalena Baerbock said diplomatically that it would be "according to the general European schedule".
Russia is the world's largest exporter of natural gas and oil. According to International Energy, 45 percent of Russia's budget in 2021 came from the sale of these raw materials.
