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German Fin Min: Germany Would Back Any EU Plan To Increase Russian Sanctions

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Delivering doorstep comments ahead of today's Eurogroup meeting, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner states that Germany 'would support any EU plan to increase Russian sanctions'.

  • Clip can be seen here: https://video.consilium.europa.eu/event/en/25623?a... (in German).
  • However, Lindner re-states German opposition to banning Russian oil imports, stating that a ban 'would have the opposite effect to the one intended'.
  • German as a large importer of Russian hydrocarbons would be hit hard by a ban. Rationale is that banning Russian oil imports sees EU nations seeking oil from a smaller pool of exporters, pushing up global prices further, thereby bolstering Russian fiscal reserves as Moscow can sell to other nations at a higher price.

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