US in talks with energy producers to supply Europe if Russia invades Ukraine

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WASHINGTON - The United States is in talks with major energy-producing countries and companies around the world over a potential diversion of supplies to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine, senior Bide

n administration officials said on Tuesday .

to ensure stable supplies to Europe if conflict between Russia and Ukraine disrupted Russian supplies. "Correspondingly, we're... in discussions with major natural gas producers around the globe to understand their capacity and willingness to temporarily surge natural gas output and to allocate these volumes to European buyers," the official said.

The Russian government denies that it plans an invasion and Moscow has cited the Western response as evidence that Russia is the target, not the instigator, of aggression.The European Union depends on Russia for around a third of its gas supplies. Any interruptions to Russia's gas supply to Europe would exacerbateas well as business costs and sparked protests in some countries.

 

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