Biden is due to visit Europe this week to urge NATO allies and the European Union to ban Russian energy imports, according to politico.com.
Some EU member states are hesitant to back such a move due to their dependence on Russian hydrocarbons, Poland's biznesalert.pl reported.
Last year, Europe imported 41 percent of its gas from Russia, according to the Polish website.
The United States is considering increasing its deliveries of gas to Europe, "however the construction of new American gas terminals will take several years,” biznesalert.pl said.
Poland has already secured supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States. As of next year, 1.5 million metric tons of the resource is set to arrive every year from the Calcasieu Pass export facility in the southeastern US state of Louisiana, according to biznesalert.pl.
Oil embargo more likely?
Meanwhile, more EU countries are willing to consider a full embargo on Russian crude, as advocated by Poland and the Baltic states, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
These countries reportedly include the Czech Republic, Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.
On the other hand, Germany is proposing a gradual cut-off of Russian oil, according to biznesalert.pl.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said earlier this week that her country could not stop such imports overnight, the Polish website reported.
A decision on an embargo would require unanimity from member states.
The US president is scheduled to meet with NATO allies and EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, a month after Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A day later, Biden is expected to visit Poland.
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Source: biznesalert.pl, wsj.com, politico.eu, euractiv.com