Habeck, who is on a two-nation visit to the Arabian Gulf, met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Doha.
"The day has developed a strong dynamic," Habeck said, adding that the emir had pledged more support than Germany had expected.
"Although we might still need Russian gas this year, in the future it won't be so anymore. And this is only the start," Habeck said.
They could have done that years ago. Now they look like Zelensky on his begging tour.