An agreement to supply Ukraine with US liquefied natural gas (LNG) was signed in Athens on Sunday during the official visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Greece.
Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the signing of the deal between Greece’s gas supplier DEPA and Ukraine’s Naftogas, as did the US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Mitsotakis stressed the importance of an Athens energy meeting on November 6 and 7 in making the LNG deal possible.
In that meeting, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined more than 80 American officials, EU energy ministers and top LNG executives for talks in Greece hosted by the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank.
“The United States alone could displace all the Russian gas in Europe with what we’re building,” said Burgum at the time, signalling strong US intent to fill the void left by Russian supply cuts.
