Greenpeace activists demonstrate for an immediate import stop of Russian oil with a ten square meter illustration in front of the Brandenburg Gate. Inspired by a drawing by American illustrator Andy Singer, the banner titled "Oil embargo now!" shows German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) refueling a car with the suffering of the people in Ukraine.

The German government does not want to stop oil imports until the end of the year. But without a quick EU embargo, which so far only the German government and Hungary are still blocking, Germany's oil payments to Russia this year are expected to rise to just over 14 billion euros, the highest level since 2014.

A new Greenpeace research shows that Germany can implement an immediate embargo.