Germany has refused to allow a Russian liquefied natural gas shipment at the Brunsbuttel terminal in northern Germany in line with Berlin's policy not to import LNG from Russia, industry sources said on Thursday.

The German government has reportedly ordered its ports to reject all cargoes of liquefied natural gas, aka LNG, coming from Russia, according to the Financial Times.The move completes a striking turnaround for Germany,

Germany's Economy Ministry instructed its state-operated import terminal "to reject LNG deliveries from Russia until further notice."

Germany has officially banned its state terminals from receiving Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development instructed the Deutsche Energy Terminal to stop importing Russian LNG,

Germany has banned its ports from accepting ships carrying Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), following a decision by the German Ministry for Economic Affairs. This ban is implemented until further notice,