by Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart:
In preparation for President-Elect Donald J. Trump returning to the White House, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested that the bloc will look to replace Russian liquid natural gas (LNG) imports with supplies from the United States.
Speaking Friday from the European Council meeting in Budapest, EU President von der Leyen vowed to “build good relations” with the incoming Trump administration “from the very beginning.”
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“I had the opportunity yesterday afternoon to congratulate Donald J. Trump on the phone. We discussed, among others, the topic of Ukraine and defence, trade, and energy,” she said.
In contrast to 2016, when European leaders treated the populist president-elect with thinly veiled contempt, the tone from the EU chief appears to signal a recognition of the powerful position Mr Trump will govern from in Washington after securing a strong mandate from the American public this week.
Highlighting a likely concession from Brussels in expected trade negotiations with the Trump administration, von der Leyen pointed to potentially increasing U.S. energy imports to lessen the continued dependency on Russia and to address America’s trade deficit with Europe.
She said that during her conversation with the president-elect, they “touched upon” the issue of liquid natural gas imports (LNG).
“We still get a lot of LG via Russia from Russia, and why not replace it by American LNG, which is cheaper for us and brings down our energy prices,” the EU chief said.
