"Goodbye Russian Imports": Germany's Self-Reliant Oil Plan Without Moscow

Government statistics show Germany currently imports a third of its oil and 45 percent of its coal from Russia.

Germany said Saturday it aims to be nearly free of Russian oil imports by the end of this year, as countries look to squeeze Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

"With each day, indeed each hour, we are saying goodbye to Russian imports," economy and climate minister Robert Habeck was quoted as saying by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

"If we get there, we will be independent of Russian coal by the autumn and nearly independent of Russian oil by the end of the year."

Government statistics show Germany currently imports a third of its oil and 45 percent of its coal from Russia.