There will probably not be a German embargo on Russian energy exports for the time being. Unlike the USA, which imposed an import ban on Russian crude oil on Tuesday, Economics and Climate Protection Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) says that this is unsustainable in Germany, an energy importing country. “We deliberately chose the sanctions in such a way that they hit hard, but we can also endure them for a long time,” Habeck said on Tuesday after a meeting with the energy ministers of the federal states and at the same time assured that Germany would be prepared if Russia, for its part the supply chain cap.
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