The European Commission and the United States understand the urgency of taking decisive action to reduce energy imports from Russia. Together, they are partnering to address these challenges under a joint Task Force on Energy Security announced by Presidents Biden and von der Leyen on March 25.  Through the Task Force EU and US will continue working to diversify Europe's supply of natural gas.

The U.S.-EU Task Force on European Energy Security met virtually on June 22, 2022. The discussion focused on reviewing progress since thed charting its next steps. The sides denounced Russia’s continued energy coercion of European Union Member States and underscored their continued commitment to  reduce dependency on Russian fossil fuels by diversifying Europe’s energy supply. It was also pointed out the EU Energy Purchase Platform and plans to establish a framework to accelerate diversification of gas supply, including additional LNG supplies.