The Epoch Times Germany’s economy and climate minister, Robert Habeck, said on May 1 that the nation is making progress in cutting its reliance on Russian fossil fuels and expects to be fully independent of Russian crude oil imports by the end of summer.
The Economy and Climate Ministry said on Twitter that the goal was “realistic,” while noting that the nation had already reduced its share of Russian energy imports to 12 percent for oil, 8 percent for coal, and 35 percent for natural gas since the beginning of the year.
“All these steps that we are taking require an enormous joint effort from all actors and they also mean costs that are felt by both the economy and consumers,” Habeck said in a statement. “But they are necessary if we no longer want to be blackmailed by Russia.”
Germany has managed to shift to oil and coal procurement from other countries in a relatively short time, meaning “complete independence from Russian crude oil imports by late summer is therefore realistic,” Habeck’s ministry said…
