“Germany started preparing for such a situation back in December.
Therefore, we will be able to abandon coal in the fall, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
In addition, according to the politician, the country is taking all possible measures to abandon Russian oil and create infrastructure for gas imports from other countries.
On April 8, the European Union adopted the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
In accordance with it, from August 2022, the EU introduces a ban on the import of coal and other solid fossil fuels from Russia.
Earlier in an interview with The Indian Express, Scholz said that the EU plans to stop importing Russian coal in the summer.