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Crude awakening: the German town on the frontline of Russian sanctions

Schwedt’s residents fear ‘nightmare scenario’ if refinery, their main source of jobs and heating, is forced to close

Ursula Patz opposes Russia’s war on Ukraine. But she is also firmly against anti-Moscow sanctions that she says will imperil her town.

“Sanctions that end up hurting you more make no sense,” the 76-year-old said. An oil embargo “won’t harm Russia — they’ll just sell the oil to someone else”.

Patz worked for 16 years at an oil refinery in the north-east German town of Schwedt that risks becoming collateral damage in Europe’s campaign of punitive measures against Russia.

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