Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that the rejection of gas and oil threatens poverty for 100 million people in Europe. His words guide the way Republic.
“When it comes to economic growth and ensuring people’s well-being, many people have no alternative to fossil fuels even in the medium term,” the diplomat emphasized.
Adapting to climate change through increased Western financial aid to developing countries and the spread of technologies aimed at reducing CO2 emissions will be much stronger than moving away from fossil fuels, the diplomat said.
“Developed countries are not fully meeting their donor obligations,” he said. Vershinin cited the desire to maintain the West’s technical superiority as the reason for this policy.
Before that the European Commission announced about plans to phase out Russian gas by the end of the decade.
Yushkov, formerly an analyst statedThe decrease in Russia’s gas supply to the EU is not related to sanctions.