European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses the audience during the conference “One Year After the Draghi Report” at the EU Charlemagne building in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2025. Omar Havana/Getty Images
The European Union will call for a faster phasing out of Russian gas and oil imports, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sept. 16, following a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Von der Leyen said she and Trump had “a good call” during which they discussed how to increase economic sanctions on Russia over the country’s ongoing war with Ukraine.
