In a phone call with Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, Ursula von der Leyen, suggested that U.S. exports could replace Russian liquefied gas (LNG).
Von der Leyen spoke to Trump three days after he won the Nov. 5, 2016 presidential election.
Von der Leyen, a reporter in Budapest, said that replacing Europe’s Russian LNG supplies was “one of topics” the two leaders discussed.
“We still get a lot of LNG via Russia from Russia,” said she.
“Why not replace it with American Liquefied Natural Gas, which is cheaper and lowers our energy prices?”
In June, the European Union’s 14th package of sanctions imposed its first major restrictions against Russian gas, including LNG. Russia is still Europe’s second largest LNG importer, behind the U.S.
Von der Leyen clarified that the phone call with Trump was not about future LNG shipments.
“That’s something we can discuss,” she said.
Von der Leyen reported on X that the conversation also covered E.U. – U.S. relations and the war in Ukraine.
Trump’s reelection has raised fears that the new administration may reduce cooperation with Europe, and support for Kyiv. Instead, they might pursue a deal favorable to Moscow.
“We still get quite a bit of LNG via Russia and from Russia,” she told Donald Trump in a telephone call. “And why not substitute it with American LNG which is cheaper and brings down our prices?”
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