German Foreign Minister Analena Berbok has reaffirmed her support for the European Union to impose an oil embargo on Russia exports.
Germany, Ms Burbok told the German public television network ARD, is now “ready” to cope without buying crude from Russia for several years.
New agreements on the supply of argon have greatly reduced Berlin’s dependence on Moscow for its supply of argon, the German Foreign Minister explained.
According to German governmentthe share of Russian oil consumed in Germany fell from 35% to 12% in just a few weeks.
After the German “yes” to imposing an embargo on russian oilpressure is mounting on other EU member states, which are criticized for being slow to reduce their dependence and consent.
At their extraordinary meeting in Brussels, the EU Energy Ministers (s.s. is scheduled to start at 15:00 local time, ie at 16:00 Greek time), are expected to discuss, among other things, the imposition of an embargo on Russian oil.
The burning issue of Europe’s energy dependence on Russia will be discussed today at the Extraordinary EU Energy Ministers’ Meeting, focusing on the issue of paying for Russian gas in rubles, as Moscow claims and European countries are reacting.
The extraordinary meeting was convened by the French Minister of Energy, Barbara Pompili, after the interruption of the delivery of Russian gas to Poland and Bulgaria, noting in a post that “the Europeans remain united and in solidarity”.
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