Germany Buys Most Russian Coal Since 2006 to Diversify
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Germany imported the most coal from Russia in at least nine years, just as the European Union is trying to reduce its reliance on energy supplies from the former Soviet state.
Russian coal imports rose 6.6 percent to 12.6 million metric tons last year, according to data from the Federal Statistics Office in Wiesbaden, Germany. That’s more than a quarter of all foreign purchases. Total imports into Europe’s biggest economy also rose to their highest level since 2006.