Luxembourg does not support energy agreement between US and Russia: "We don’t like it," - PM Frieden
Luxembourg is continuing negotiations with the United States, despite decisions it does not support, particularly regarding the energy agreement between the U.S. and Russia.
This was stated by Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden before the start of the European Council meeting in Brussels, according to Censor.NET, which cites Ukrinform.
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"We are engaging in dialogue with the United States as friends. And, of course, we don't like this energy agreement with Russia. But we will continue to discuss all these issues with the Americans," Frieden said.
He noted that Luxembourg's commitment to helping Ukraine remains unchanged.
"We stand with Ukraine. We must support it in every way possible—militarily, financially, and economically. And that is exactly what we will do. We will also continue negotiations with the United States, even if there are decisions we do not support," the prime minister noted.
Europe's Energy Needs
Regarding Europe's energy needs, Frieden called for an increase in domestic production: "We need a lot of energy, and we must actively invest in renewable sources."
In addition, the prime minister called for the development of interconnections between European power grids so that countries could use the energy they generate more efficiently.
What led up to this?
- On October 9, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had spoken with Russian dictator Putin, with whom he had agreed on the supply of diesel fuel from Russia to markets in the United States and around the world.
- According to him, Russia will "immediately" supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the U.S. and global markets, another 500,000 metric tons in November, and another million metric tons "immediately afterward."
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that, at Trump's direction, the Office of Foreign Assets Control is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel fuel to the global market.
- As a reminder, amid Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, Russian authorities have extended the ban on diesel fuel exports several times, at least through the end of October.
- The U.S. president has publicly stated that Ukraine must stop its attacks on Russia’s energy sector because, he claims, this is leading to a diesel fuel shortage. According to him, the shortage is due specifically to the war in Ukraine, not to the U.S. war against Iran.
- Similar statements have been made by other American politicians. For example, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s energy sector are leading to an energy crisis. He cited the war with Iran as the second cause of the crisis.
