The federal government is probably considering expropriating Rosneft. The Russian-owned company, which is under German trust management, is said to have been summoned to a hearing as part of an audit.
The background is the expiry of the federal trusteeship forRosneft's share in the refinery in Schwedt in March. The aim of this trust administration is to keep the plant, which has been operated with Russian oil for decades, running despite the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.