Germany Faces Huge Challenge in Weaning Itself Off Russian Oil

None of Germany’s proposed approaches to weaning itself off Russian oil this year look like they will be easy -- at least without decreasing demand at the same time.

The country wants to halve imports of Russian oil by mid-year, and be “almost independent” of them by the end of 2022, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Friday. The government is rushing to make complex plans to line up deliveries by sea, truck and train -- having been reliant on piped flows from Russia for decades.