It is noted that Russian exports have declined significantly, while US exports have increased sharply to fill this gap.

The US is once again the world's largest producer of oil and natural gas.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the United States is trying to occupy part of the European energy market, using the political situation in the region created by the Americans themselves.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, confirmed that the European Union is negotiating with the United States and a number of other countries on the possibility of increasing gas supplies to Europe.