Von der Leyen hits out at ‘strange’ Gazprom behavior Russia has ‘one-dimensional’ economy focused on fossil fuels Creates energy security partnership with US The European Commission has intensified its criticism of Russia’s behavior on the European gas market and continues to look to global LNG suppliers in a bid to reduce its dependence on Russian gas. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now EC President Ursula von der Leyen has in recent days attacked Russia and state-controlled gas supplier Gazprom for not supplying more gas to Europe. “It cannot be ruled out that the Kremlin will continue to use gas as a threat, and that is why we must become more independent,” von der Leyen was quoted as saying Feb. 7 at an online conference organized by several German media outlets. And in an interview posted to the European Commission YouTube […]