Υπ. Foreign Minister: Ban on Russian oil imports would cause chaos

German Foreign Minister Alena Berbock on Tuesday justified Berlin’s decision not to ban Russian oil imports in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would plunge Germany into chaos in a victory rather than a defeat for Kremlin.

If Germany felt that banning these imports would end the war, it would, Berbock said. But he did not.

Germany, meanwhile, is dependent on Russia for a third of its oil imports – a much larger dependence on the United States, which earlier in the day announced a ban on Russian oil imports. Read the whole story

“If we had stopped immediately, then tomorrow we would not be able to move to Germany,” Burbock told Bild’s online television channel, adding that key sector workers, such as teachers and nurses, would not be able to get to work. and there may be power outages.

Source: Capital

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