German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he believed Germany could stop importing Russian oil “this year”. The statement was made at a press conference alongside British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to London on Friday (8).
Scholz said Germany is “actively working” to become independent from Russian oil imports.
The German chancellor said he believed Germany could end imports this year, but added that it would take longer for Germany to get rid of Russian gas.
“Ending Russian energy imports required investment and infrastructure,” Scholz said, adding that Germany was already preparing measures to become independent from Russian energy imports “before the war started, because we knew this problem would arise.”
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday that immediately suspending imports of Russian fuel and gas would lead the country to “a structural economic disruption.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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