Germany grabs Russian-owned oil refiner to help secure winter fuel     

“Over the next few months, we’ll have to continue to preserve critical infrastructure in order to achieve energy independence,” said Verena Hubertz, a leading lawmaker for Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats.

Germany seized the local unit of Russian oil major Rosneft as Berlin moves to take sweeping control of its energy industry, secure supplies and sever decades of deep dependence on Moscow for fuel.

Alongside its move for the Rosneft unit, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s administration is in advanced talks to take over Uniper and two other major gas importers.