German economy minister: US waiver on Russian oil driven by domestic pressure

BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said on Friday that she saw both sides to the United States' decision to issue a 30-day waiver for the purchase of Russian oil products.

"It seems to me that domestic political pressure in the United States is very, very high," said Reiche at a press conference.

She said that on the one hand she is concerned about filling Russian President Vladimir Putin's war coffers, but on the other hand, the situation in South Korea and Japan is very tense.