“We want and we will be able to lift our sanctions only in agreement with Ukraine.
I think that many in the Kremlin have not realized this yet.
This will have devastating consequences for Russia,” the German politician said in an interview with Stern.
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.
In turn, OPEC Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo noted earlier that it is almost impossible to replace oil exports from Russia to the European Union.
As the newspaper Handelsblatt wrote, the EU's plans to abandon the purchase of Russian oil carry great risks for European countries, and the German authorities do not have enough alternative energy sources.