BRUSSELS — The United States on Wednesday called on Europe to wean itself from a dangerous dependency on Russian gas, saying it was time to stand together and bring an end to the Kremlin's use of energy supplies as political leverage.
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Associated Press: US calls on Europe to wean itself from Russian gas
BELGIUM, Brussels : (From L) Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, US secretary of State John Kerry, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, EU commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger pose at the start of the 5th EU-US Energy Council at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels on April 2, 2014. John Kerry later today will join NATO foreign ministers for a second day of talks on the Ukraine crisis. AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET