Oil storage tanks of the Druzhba oil pipeline. File photoMOSCOW, May 2.An embargo on Russian oil would be an «experiment with an unknown outcome» for the European economy, writes Klaus Strathmann, a correspondent for the German newspaper Handelsblatt, in his column. Earlier, dpa reported, citing its own sources, that the German government supports the EU plans to impose an embargo on Russian oil imports. According to him, during the latest preliminary negotiations on the sixth package of sanctions, Berlin «clearly spoke out» in favor of imposing an embargo.In Germany, they said that the country needs to prepare for an embargo on Russian oil. As the journalist notes, the measures considered by the EU countries reflect the uncertainty, not the determination of the bloc. “Whether the EU states now choose to introduce a price ceiling, a phased embargo with transitional periods or punitive tariffs on Russian oil, in the long run, does not matter: the risks are huge,” Stratmann emphasizes. gas «it's hard to threaten a boycott when it's obvious there aren't enough alternatives,» especially in Germany. Russian oil, for example, goes mostly to the Brandenburg refinery, which is cut off from West Germany's oil infrastructure. If this oil stops flowing through the Druzhba pipeline, a sharp rise in prices in East Germany is inevitable, Stratmann warned. «Alternative sources will not be available quickly enough, will not be in the volumes that are needed, and will not have the necessary characteristics,» the journalist writes. income, if it finds other buyers quickly enough, the author of the article expressed the opinion. special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West has stepped up sanctions pressure on Russia. The restrictive measures mainly affected the banking sector and the high-tech sector. Calls to abandon Russian energy sources have become louder. However, disruption of supply chains has led to higher fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. bad weather» due to expensive gas
