Despite pressure from Ukraine, Germany refuses to end Russian oil import until end of 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he thinks Germany will be able to stop importing Russian oil “this year” .

His comment came after Ukrainian President Zelensky latest swipe at te Western and European countries buying oil and gas from Russia to fund the Ukrainian war.

Speaking at a press conference with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to London, Scholz said Germany was “actively working” on becoming independent from Russian oil imports. T

he German chancellor said he believed Germany would be able to end imports this year but added it would take Germany longer to wean itself off Russian gas.

Ending Russian energy imports required investment and infrastructure, Scholz said, adding that Germany had prepared steps to become independent from Russian energy imports “before the war began because we knew that this problem would come up.”