German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is against a ban on Russian energy imports.

Scholz said after the EU summit in Versailles that “it is a conscious, justified and understandable decision” and that there is “unity” on sanctions against Russia among European leaders.

One of the ideas, he said, was to connect electricity and gas networks across Europe to increase efficiency.

Europe is much more dependent on energy imports than the US and Canada, he said, so it is easier for them to deal with the situation. "Europe cannot take the same measures."

According to the German Federal Ministry of Economics, Russia imports about 55 percent of Germany's gas, about 50 percent of its coal and about 35 percent of its crude oil.

According to Scholz, EU heads of government want to further promote sanctions that will have a direct impact on economic development opportunities in Russia. These include financial sanctions, which are very extensive and have consequences every day. In addition, there will be export and import restrictions, which will have dramatic consequences.