WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The United States is in talks with major energy-producing countries and companies around the world to understand their willingness and capacity to divert supplies to Europe, should it be necessary in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, senior Biden administration officials said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters in a call, the officials said Washington's conversations on ensuring an uninterrupted energy flow into Europe for the remainder of winter was with a broad range of suppliers and did not center on a few sellers.
The European Union depends on Russia for around a third of its gas supplies, and U.S. sanctions over any conflict could disrupt that supply. (Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Steve Holland; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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