By John O’Donnell and Christoph Steitz

BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producer Rosneft have rekindled discussions in Germany about nationalising the company’s business there, including a refinery that Berlin depends on for most of its fuel, two sources familiar with the talks told Reuters.

The situation highlights the complex web linking Germany with Russia, which supplied Europe’s industrial powerhouse with energy in the decades leading up to the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday it had issued a licence exempting Rosneft’s German arm from the U.S. sanctions until April 2026.

Securing a permanent exemption remains Berlin’s preferred option, but German officials are also examining potentially seizing the operations and selling them to a forei

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