By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German coal importers’ group VDKi on Wednesday said the country should be able to find alternatives to Russian hard coal imports by the peak demand winter season, but there will be technical issues and increased costs. European Union ambassadors were on Wednesday debating new sanctions, including a ban on coal imports, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Coal procurement along sea routes can be changed, however at higher prices,” the association’s chairman, Alexander Bethe, said in a statement in reply to an enquiry. “A conversion to alternative c…

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