is in washington. we are close as allies and we are working intensely together and this is necessary for doing the steps that we have to do, for instance fighting against russian aggression against ukraine. some is an important meeting at a very, very meaningful time. the eu's foreign policy chief is also in washington to talk about energy. he met us secretary of state antony blinken, who said this. when russia halted gas supplies to europe over a dispute with ukraine in 2009, people died from the cold. and when energy supplies fail, economies falter. we're determined to prevent that from happening. and to mitigate the impact on energy supplies and prices should russia choose to cut natural gas supplies to europe more than it already has. for example, we're talking with governments and major producers around the world about surging their production and distribution capacity.