{"id":326037,"date":"2026-03-14T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-calls-on-us-to-uphold-russian-oil-sanctions-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:00:21","slug":"merz-calls-on-us-to-uphold-russian-oil-sanctions-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-calls-on-us-to-uphold-russian-oil-sanctions-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz calls on US to uphold Russian oil sanctions | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oIqCzHnPIcU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Merz calls on US to uphold Russian oil sanctions | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oIqCzHnPIcU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that any easing of oil sanctions on Russia by the US \u2014 in order to tackle surging energy costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East \u2014 would be a mistake. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a visit to Norway, Merz said any such move would help fund Moscow&#8217;s ongoing war against Ukraine, and should be avoided.<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#Merz #Germany #Russia #sanctions #US #dwnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that any easing of oil sanctions on Russia by the US \u2014 in order to tackle surging energy costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East \u2014 would be a mistake. 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