Chancellor Olaf Scholz has again rejected the possibility of stopping imports of Russian energy

Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Berlin's refusal to ban imports was "morally unacceptable".

"We call on the Germans to make the only right decision and impose this embargo immediately to end Putin's war against Ukrainian women and children," the diplomat said

On March 9, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has again rejected the possibility of stopping imports of Russian energy, although the United States had previously announced the move. The head of the German government stressed that the United States is an exporter of gas and oil, which cannot be said of Europe as a whole.

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck also defended the position. "We can only take measures that will not cause serious economic damage in Germany. And this will happen if we stop importing oil, coal, and gas into the country right now " Habek told ZDF on the evening of March 9.