The German government has taken control of Russian firm Rosneft's German subsidiaries, which makes up around 12 percent of Germany's oil refining capacity.
Two ministries have confirmed that Germany will still phase out nuclear energy by the end of 2022, despite ongoing issues with energy imports from Russia.
Russia has threatened to stop pumping gas into Germany via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in retaliation against sanctions and proposed gas and oil embargoes.
Germany has announced that it will build a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal on the North Sea, so it can reduce its dependence on imported Russian gas.