A substitute for buying Russian oil could be the expansion of supplies through the TAL pipeline from Trieste, Italy.

This statement was made during a visit to Berlin by Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Novinky.cz reports.

"This is very important if we want to impose an embargo to ensure that citizens and companies have enough oil... Strengthening the capacity of the pipeline is the key to relieving dependence on Russian oil," he said.

According to Fiala, this is the easiest option to find replacements for Russian oil.