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Daniel Keane

Germany caves to EU pressure over Russian oil ban

A Greenpeace activist holds a banner reading "Oil embargo now!" in front of the Brandenburg Gate

(Picture: REUTERS)

Germany has said it “won’t stand in the way” of an EU ban on Russian oil imports despite resisting the move for weeks over economic fears.

Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck acknowledged the move “won’t come without pain” but said his country had made contingency plans to reduce its reliance on Russian oil.

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