Posted on 11/09/2024 1:30:53 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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.”
“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.
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“Trump Effect: EU Chief Suggests Replacing Russian LNG with American Gas Imports”
Daaaaaah, that’s why we took out the pipeline. A nice GIFT from Biden to Trump, by the way, and as a secondary benefit, Europe is now in the process of being deindustialized due to the much higher cost of LNG.
Well, since we blew up Nordstream, that’s mighty nice of them.
The Germans laughed and smirked at Trump warning them about being dependent on Russian gas.
“ Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course.” —. Trump to Germans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfJv9QYrlwg
Sure, sell it to them at market price.
Giving money to a monster that is planning to attack you is idiotic
Better to buy American, and let the evil Russian War Machine starve
Smart move, Europe!
“Better to buy American, and let the evil Russian War Machine starve. Smart move, Europe!”
I agree, the US needs all the economic help it can get, and if some of that comes from the IDIOTS in Europe, FINE BY ME!
“ Sure, sell it to them at market price.”
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Europeans buying expensive (due to cost of piping to facilities for liquefaction and shipping costs) American natural gas will drive up NG costs for American consumers and manufacturers. Yes, the law of supply and demand still lives. Meanwhile our economic competitors such as China and India will have access to CHEAP Russian natural gas.
Just sayin’. And, yes, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES are always lying in wait for the FOOLISH AND SHORTSIGHTED.
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