German Chancellor Olaf ScholzBERLIN, Mar 4 Germany started buying gas bypassing Russia, but receives Russian energy supplies, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with the ZDF TV channel. .), but at the same time we prepared very early for the situation that… difficulties may also arise… We prepared for us to buy gas somewhere else, we have done this and we are doing it further,» said Scholz, adding that Germany continues to «receive gas, oil and coal from Russia.»