President Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged Friday to work closely to ensure adequate energy supplies for Europe, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), as geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine show no signs of easing. 

“The United States and the European Union (EU) are working jointly towards continued, sufficient and timely supply of natural gas to the EU from diverse sources across the globe to avoid supply shocks, including those that could result from a further Russian invasion of Ukraine,” the leaders said in a joint statement.

The United States is already Europe’s top LNG supplier. The White House previously confirmed that it was working on contingency plans in the event Russia cuts off natural gas supply to the...