BERLIN: Germany took control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Moscow as Berlin strives to shore up energy supplies and meet its EU commitment to eliminate Russian oil imports by the end of the year, according to Reuters. The economy ministry said it was putting a unit of Russian oil firm Rosneft under the trusteeship of the industry
The German government on Friday seized three oil refineries in the country owned by Russian energy giant Rosneft, in its latest effort to deal with a mounting European energy crisis stoked by Moscow.