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MOSCOW, Mar 20Limiting the supply of resources from Russia threatens to increase the cost of construction in Germany several times, according to an article by Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten. As the newspaper notes, the crisis in Ukraine creates more and more problems with the supply of building materials. According to Matthias Wächter, Executive Director of the Lower Saxony Building Association, the most common problems at the moment are bitumen, steel and steel products, which are essential for building construction and mechanical engineering.In Germany, they criticized the embargo on energy supplies from Russia. Thus, due to the dependence of oil refineries in the cities of Schwedt and Leuna on energy resources from Russia, bitumen supplies may be reduced by a third. In addition, 30% of structural steel and 40% of cast iron and other raw materials such as nickel or titanium come from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, DWN points out. since July is only a drop in the ocean. At the same time, energy and fuel prices will not stop growing until that time, and an acute shortage of bitumen and steel will cause a two- to three-fold increase in construction prices. As the director of the association said, it is becoming increasingly difficult for construction companies to offer fixed contracts for work using these materials, as the rise in prices «cannot be predicted». At the same time, as Vechter said, alternative sources of supply, like alternative raw materials, will not be able to solve the problem: the former simply do not exist, and the use of the latter requires lengthy testing and approval procedures .Western countries have introduced new anti-Russian sanctions, including against Russian banks and enterprises, in response to Russia's special operation in Ukraine. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it. As President Vladimir Putin has pointed out, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and the sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the entire global economy. German Ministry of Agriculture urged to eat less meat for the sake of «fight» with Putin