ATHENS, Greece — Senior U.S. officials urged European allies Thursday to speed up the phasing out of Russian gas by expanding regional pipeline networks and boosting American liquefied natural gas imports across Europe.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined over 80 American officials, EU energy ministers and top LNG executives for talks in Greece hosted by the Atlantic Council, the Washington-based think tank.

“The United States alone could displace all the Russian gas in Europe with what we’re building,” said Burgum, signaling strong U.S. intent to fill the void left by Russian supply cuts.

The push comes as President Donald Trump continues to leverage America’s position as the world’s top LNG exporter, tying energy supply to trade relations with

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