Lack of fuel, at least temporarily, may cause on eastern regions of Germanyincluding Berlinthe planned European embargo in the import of Russian oil, warns the Minister of Economy Robert Habek. The Minister of Agriculture, Cem Ezdemir, also speaks about increases in food.
«This can not be ruled out, unfortunately, I must say that there will be real shortages“, Admitted Mr. Habek speaking to the private television station RTL and explained that the The issue concerns the Svend refinery in Brandenburg, which supplies the wider East Germany and is connected to the Russian pipeline “Friendship”, while it is almost entirely owned by the Russian company Rosneft. This refinery only processes Russian oil and, if it does not have enough, it will inevitably produce less gasoline.
THE Minister of Economy assured that the government is considering every possible scenario in order to avoid the expected problems, but reiterated his assessment of “price jumps»In case of supply interruption. The problem, he explained, is that Russian oil will have to be replaced by possibly more expensive alternatives by other countries. Necessary conversions and changes to transportation routes involve additional labor and costs, making refueling and heating more expensive, he said.
In the same vein, Agriculture Minister Cem Ezdemir warned risk of stagnant inflation, which, he said, increases as the war continues. «Putin strategically wants to lead the world to starvation. He is trying to convey the conflict to the rest of the world“Mr. Ezdemir said on the first channel of the German public television ARD and pointed out that prices for agricultural and livestock products will continue to rise. “Because the food industry has already procured the products it needs, the change in prices will be felt by the consumer a little later,”but then we will feel it“, Said the minister characteristically.
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