It’s a “major chord” announced by the United States and the European Union on Friday 25 March on liquefied natural gas (LNG) in order to “reducing Europe’s dependence on Russian energy”, explain the BBC.
In partnership with other countries, the United States will provide Europe with 15 billion m3 of gas in addition to the 22 billion m3 delivered last year, i.e. “about 24% of the gas currently imported from Russia”, details the British public media.
Work group
Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen announced the establishment of a “joint working group” for “find other sources of LNG supply” and for “reducing global demand for natural gas”, relief CNN.
“We come together to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy”, declared the American president during a joint press conference with the President of the European Commission.
It is, according to Bloomberg, “to work with international partners to help the continent wean itself off Russian gas, which represents around 40% of Europe’s needs”, by diversifying its energy sources “to deprive Russia of the revenue it needs to finance the war in Ukraine”.
A colossal task
“But it is a colossal task”, relieve the agent
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