EU entrapped by reliance on US gas – Politico

Europe’s growing imports of US LNG imports come despite a deterioration of ties with Washington, according to the outlet

The EU is becoming increasingly dependent on American natural gas, which is set to account for nearly half of the bloc’s supply by 2030, a shift that risks creating a major vulnerability as relations with Washington deteriorate, Politico has reported.

The bloc’s increasing reliance on US-sourced supplies follows a gradual phasing out of pipeline gas from Russia, once the biggest supplier, following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022 and ensuing Western sanctions.

The US already supplies about a quarter of the EU’s…

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