Oil rocker. File photoBERLIN, Jul 3At the end of April, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck downplayed the data on the volume of Russian oil imports, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported, citing the department's response to a request from the deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Jens Spahn. As recalled by the publication, Habek said at the end of April that the share of oil imported from Russia is only 12%. After meeting in Warsaw with his Polish counterpart Anna Moskva, he stated that Germany was already ready to cut off Russian fuel supplies.In the United States predicted «stratospheric» oil prices due to sanctions against RussiaAccording to the newspaper, Habek «promised too much»: according to the Ministry of Economy, provided in response to a request from the deputy chairman of the CDU, in May the share of oil imported by Germany from Russia was 27.8% .It is noted that the volume of imports has indeed declined since March, when it was almost 37%, but this figure is less significant than Khabek announced. The deputy chairman of the CDU said that Khabek's words were «apparently, rather, a spontaneous assessment.» The Ministry of Economy, in response to a request from the publication regarding the discrepancy between Khabek's words and their own data, said that oil importing companies then gave a signal that they could refuse contracts with Russia. The ministry said that plans for independence from Russian oil by the end of 2022 are still in place. On February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. In response, the West announced new sanctions aimed primarily at the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. Calls to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources have become louder in Europe. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have not yet been, but stressed that they were ready for such a development of events. why the G7 will not be able to limit the price of oil from Russia
