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Guy Chazan in Schwedt

Crude awakening: the German town on the front line of Russian sanctions

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Ursula Patz opposes Russia’s war on Ukraine. But she is also firmly against anti-Moscow sanctions that she says will imperil her town.

“Sanctions that end up hurting you more make no sense,” the 76-year-old said. An oil embargo “won’t harm Russia — they’ll just sell the oil to someone else”.

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