European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has an idea for reducing the bloc’s consumption of Russian liquefied natural gas: import more from America.

The EU could buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US in an attempt to persuade Donald Trump not to impose damaging import tariffs, the European Commission president has said.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, during a conversation with Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, proposed increasing shipments of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU instead of relying on energy supplies from Russia,

In a strategic move to avert a potential trade conflict, the European Union is exploring increased imports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) to replace Russian supplies. This initiative comes as Donald Trump returns to the White House,