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Germany to halve imports of Russian oil by summer

Germany relies heavily on imports of oil, gas and coal [File: Martin Meissner/AP Photo]

Germany has unveiled plans to halve its imports of Russian oil by the summer (beginning in June), as Western nations seek to cut off economic ties with Moscow as punishment for invading Ukraine.

Before the war began on February 24, a third of Germany’s oil imports, 45 percent of its coal purchases and 55 percent of gas imports came from Russia.

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