EU countries are preparing for fuel rationing.

As countries continue to sanction and break away from Russian exports and resources as punishment for their invasion of Ukraine, some have begun drafting plans to wean themselves off of Russian resources for good. As Russia is one of the world’s largest exporters of fuel, many countries have been dependent on them, but those same countries wish to sever those relations to prevent money from going into the Russian war effort.

One such country is Poland, which has proclaimed that they have begun taking steps to completely cut themselves off from Russian fuel exports by the end of 2022. According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland has already banned the import of Russian coal, with liquid fuels to follow in May.

Morawiecki has called on the other member countries of the EU to follow suit, which many are attempting to. However, the unfortunate reality is that the convenience of Russian fuel has made it a vital resource for several nearby countries. Germany, for instance, has halted payments to Russian gas suppliers, but now faces the possibility of fuel rationing as supplies become more definitively finite.

“We are in a situation where, I have to say this clearly, every kilowatt hour of energy saved helps,” said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. “And that’s why I would like to combine the triggering of the warning level with an appeal to companies and private consumers to help Germany, help Ukraine, by saving gas or energy as a whole.”