Christian LindnerMOSCOW, 7 Mar. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner spoke out against the imposition of an embargo on Russian energy resources, N-TV channel reports. reduced supply,» he explained. According to the politician, it will be difficult to find an alternative to Russian supplies, and power outages are possible next winter. He was supported by the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder, who advised not to accept emotional solutions in the current situation. for the supply of hydrocarbons from Russia. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. In response, the West imposed new anti-Russian sanctions. In particular, several of the largest banks, including Sberbank and VTB, fell under them. The European Union, the USA, Canada and a number of other countries have closed the skies for Russian aircraft. A number of state-owned companies found it difficult to attract foreign capital. Sanctions have been imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia.
