Germany Pledges Energy Solidarity in Bid to Cut Russian Oil
- Germany, Czech Republic to hold talks on sharing LNG capacity
- Countries also agreed to cooperate on defense to aid Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
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Germany is ready to support eastern European nations in their efforts to wean themselves off Russian energy to secure broader support for sanctions targeting the country’s oil and gas sector, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Thursday.
Europe’s largest economy is pushing ahead with plans to substitute Russian oil and build up infrastructure to import liquefied natural gas, Scholz told reporters after talks with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in Berlin.