A key political signal for radical change in the European Union's energy policy was heard from Ursula von der Leyen's official statement. The President of the European Commission presented a detailed plan for gradually discontinuing energy dependence on the Russian Federation.
In an expert commentary, she emphasized the strategic necessity of supply diversification: "Our goal is a complete reorientation towards alternative energy partners". Von der Leyen outlined specific parameters of the upcoming transformation - replacing Russian fossil fuels with American liquefied natural gas, oil, and nuclear fuel.
According to the official position, the transition will occur within two to three years. The new trade strategy provides for not only a quantitative but also a qualitative change in the European Union's energy mix. The key emphasis is on the accessibility and security of alternative supplies from the United States.
Experts define this as an unprecedented geopolitical initiative that will redraw the map of global energy trade. Despite current supplies from Russia, the EU demonstrates a categorical will to completely cease dependence on Russian energy sources.