Germany Aims to Fully Abandon Coal and Oil Imports from Russia, Says Scholz

Germany is working towards completely abandoning coal and oil imports from Russia. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a broadcast on ARD television, according to TASS.

“As far as Germany is concerned, the shift (away from Russian energy) will be quite rapid; we are already actively collaborating with companies to redirect coal imports, which could happen as early as this year. We are also working on implementing similar measures related to oil, and the cessation of imports can be executed very quickly,” he said.

At the same time, the Chancellor admitted that a sudden embargo on energy resources from the Russian Federation would put “a lot of jobs” at risk.

In March, the European Commission proposed that EU countries reduce their dependence on Russian gas supplies by 67% by the end of this year due to the Ukrainian conflict.