“Step by step, Europe will need to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.
This means, at the latest, in 25 years, no gas will be supplied from Russia to Europe, or it will be supplied in very small quantities, ”Merkel quoted TASS as saying.
After a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the German Chancellor said that Kiev should be ready for this scenario and develop green energy.
On Sunday, August 22, negotiations between Volodymyr Zelensky and his German counterpart Angela Merkel began in the Ukrainian capital.
Earlier, the German Chancellor advocated the extension of gas transit through Ukraine after 2024.