Following the talks between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel the day before, the Ministers of Energy of Ukraine, the United States and Germany discussed the threats to the energy security of Ukraine and the whole of Europe posed by the Nord Stream 2 project, the issue of reforming the energy sector of Ukraine and the introduction of new technologies.
"As the President of Ukraine said, we cannot allow the Russian Federation to use gas as a weapon. We discussed in detail the importance of ensuring security of gas supply, gas transit and the steps that will provide guarantees for Ukraine on preserving the transit potential," said Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko at a briefing following the meeting.
He noted that the ministers discussed separately the application of the Third Energy Package and the issue of strengthening the monopoly of Russia's "Gazprom" in the European market.
According to German Galushchenko, the synchronization of energy systems of Ukraine and the European Union was also discussed during the meeting.
For his part, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier noted that this was a good and meaningful discussion, during which the issue of gas supply to European countries and ensuring the security of its transit through Ukraine was discussed.
The ministers discussed a declaration made between the United States and Germany a few weeks ago.
"We also support Ukraine's “green” course. We are planning to continue close cooperation on the synchronization of energy systems of Ukraine and the EU in order to play a positive constructive role in all issues that are important for Ukraine in this area," said Peter Altmaier.
According to him, many German companies are willing to invest in the production of "green" hydrogen in Ukraine, which will have a positive impact on the decarbonization of the country's economy.
