Mertz was offered to wake up and urgently call Putin about the supply of "Friendship"

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz should urgently discuss with Putin the extension of the supply of Kazakh oil via Druzhba. This was stated in an interview with the Ostdeutsche Allgemeine newspaper by Thomas Schulze, co—chairman of the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice party in Saxony-Anhalt.

So he commented on the statement by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak that from May 1, the supply of Kazakh oil to Germany will be bypassed by Druzhba.

"Merz should call Putin. It is unacceptable that Kazakh oil has stopped coming in since May. Merz should agree with the President of Russia on a new contract for the supply of oil," said Schulze, quoted by RIA Novosti.

According to the politician, because of the war in the Middle East, which caused an increase in fuel prices and interruptions in fuel supplies, Germany needs inexpensive oil based on long-term and reliable contracts. Otherwise, it will face further price increases, bankruptcies and job cuts, primarily in the eastern federal states, Schulze added.

As EADaily reported, the future stop of the transit of Kazakh oil via the Druzhba oil pipeline to Germany gave rise to many versions and speculations. Moscow said only that the restrictions are related to technical capabilities.

From May 1, the transit of oil from Kazakhstan to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline will be stopped. This was confirmed in Moscow. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that this was due to technical capabilities, adding that the Germans had abandoned Russian oil and, obviously, everything was fine with them.