The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is using energy as a weapon of war.

Von der Leyen, through an article on Twitter, has emphasized that the countries of the European Union will very soon present an emergency plan.

"Putin continues to use energy as a weapon.

12 member states are affected by reductions in gas supply.

We need coordination at EU level.

The EC will soon present an emergency plan.

We will work to protect our single market and industrial supply chains from disruption," Von der Leyen stressed.

Putin continues to use energy as a weapon.

12 Member States are affected by gas supply reductions.

We need coordination at EU level: @EU_Commission will soon present a 🇪🇺 emergency plan.

We will work to protect our Single Market and industrial supply chains from disruptions.

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— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) July 6, 2022

For the first time in history, the EU has imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States than via pipeline from Russia.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), June is the first month in history that the EU imported more LNG gas than from Russia.

The UK and EU experienced a record high level of LNG imports in April as higher prices in Europe compared to Asia attracted suppliers to transport the gas to Europe.

/Telegraph/