The European Union settled its multiyear antitrust case against PAO Gazprom OGZPY -1.26% on Thursday, clinching promises of cheaper and freer natural-gas flows from Russia as President Donald Trump pressures the bloc to tap U.S. energy exports and cut its dependence on Moscow. Gazprom pledged to set gas prices in line with open Western European markets , allow clients to more frequently ask for price revisions and remove restrictions on reselling gas across borders, according to the European Commission, the EU’s executive body. In exchange, the Russian state-owned energy giant was able to avoid billions of dollars in penalties. The EU’s agreement with Gazprom drew fire from some member countries and risked stoking trans-Atlantic tensions by widening bilateral clashes on issues ranging from trade to foreign policy. The settlement contrasts with billion-dollar antitrust fines levied against U.S. tech companies including Alphabet Inc . ’s Google and Qualcomm Inc., QCOM […]