The European Union could consider replacing Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports with those from the United States, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters on Friday.

"We still get a whole lot of LNG via Russia, from Russia," she said in a phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. "And why not replace it with American LNG, which is cheaper, and brings down our energy prices?

We are still receiving a lot of LNG from Russia, from Russia. And why not replace it with American LNG, which is cheaper and lowers our energy prices,” she said, according to Bloomberg. Von der Leyen mentioned that LNG was “one of the topics we touched on.