German populist politician Sahra Wagenknecht is campaigning for the country to resume importing Russian oil for the PCK refinery in the eastern German city of Schwedt. Wagenknecht, who launched the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) earlier this year, said her policy would push for the change in policy if they do well in upcoming elections on September 22 in the eastern state of Brandenburg, which includes Schwedt. Germany halted Russian oil imports after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and took control of the refinery, which is majority owned by a subsidiary of Russian state oil com…