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U.S. Senator Chris Murphy connected Tuesday criticized Europe's overreliance connected Russian energy, saying it had travel astatine a dense outgo and called connected the portion to commencement investing heavy successful alternate supplies.
"What a mistake for Europe to person been welded to Russia erstwhile it comes to energy," Democratic Party subordinate Murphy told CNBC's Hadley Gamble astatine the Warsaw Security Forum successful Poland.
"We're present seeing the terms of that mistake, truthful let's marque up for mislaid time," helium said.
Europe has been astatine the forefront of the escalating planetary vigor situation borne retired of Russia's unprovoked penetration of Ukraine.
Once a large importer of Russian vigor — antecedently relying connected the state for up to 45% of its earthy state needs — the portion is present faced with dwindling supplies and soaring prices arsenic a effect of its ain sanctions against the Kremlin.
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Murphy said the U.S. had made large steps guardant successful improving its vigor information and urged Europe to travel suit.
"This is simply a infinitesimal for Europe to walk immoderate money," helium said. "I cognize that's hard to bash erstwhile you're close present dealing with specified economical pressures. But this is the infinitesimal to walk wealth connected atomic energy, connected renewable energy, connected connecting to non-Russian pipelines."
He hailed the U.S.'s Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into instrumentality by President Joe Biden successful August, and which includes a scope of provisions to bolster the country's modulation toward cleanable energy.
Murphy said the measures would guarantee the U.S. would nary longer beryllium babelike connected "the Russians, nor the Saudis, oregon immoderate different dictator" for aboriginal vigor supplies.
He added that the U.S. whitethorn beryllium consenting to enactment Europe financially successful its vigor transition, saying it was successful the interests of antiauthoritarian nations.
"I'm hopeful that the Americans volition enactment immoderate wealth up to assistance Europe," helium said. "This is simply a infinitesimal to to marque immoderate investments volition wage disconnected successful the agelong run."
