Oil pumps. File photoMOSCOW, May 16.Germany will refuse to import Russian oil until the end of this year, even if the European Union does not reach an agreement on this issue as part of the next package of anti-Russian sanctions, Bloomberg reports, citing government sources. The government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz is said to be determined to promote the abandonment of Russian oil as part of EU restrictions in response to the special operation in Ukraine. Berlin is already engaged in concluding deals with alternative energy suppliers, but the list of countries that will make up for the oil shortage has not yet been announced. The German government is confident that it will be able to resolve logistical issues within six to seven months, the agency's interlocutors added.Media: disagreements in the EU could derail plans to impose an embargo on oil from RussiaAccording to Bloomberg, the topic of oil sanctions and energy security will be the main topic of Scholz's talks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, which are scheduled for Thursday, as well as at a meeting with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Friday. Western countries have introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine. The EU countries are seriously considering the possibility of abandoning Russian oil and gas, the sixth package of EU sanctions provides for the introduction of an oil embargo, but a number of countries, in particular Hungary, are blocking its adoption. President Vladimir Putin said that 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. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. The President added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West both in politics and in the economy. According to Putin, Russia is not going to isolate itself, it cannot be strictly isolated in the modern world.
