Ukraine-Russia war, Biden-Von der Leyen meeting

“We are determined to oppose Russia’s brutal war” against Ukraine. “This conflict will be a strategic failure for Vladimir Putin.” Thus the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, alongside US president Joe Biden in Brussels. “Our work on sanctions shows that, when we act together, we are stronger and we can make a difference,” said von der Leyen. The US and the EU “work together to take concrete measures to reduce dependence on gas. Natural, period. And to maximize the availability of renewable energies “, Biden said for his part, rattling off the details of the US-EU agreement announced last night, which aims to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russia for energy supplies. Together, she adds, “we will invest in technologies to detach ourselves from fossil fuels and together we will advance in the use of clean hydrogen, to reduce our climate-altering emissions”.