The European Union has committed to buying $750bn (€649bn) worth of US energy products, including nuclear fuel, over three years as part of a major trade deal as it seeks to diversify supplies away from Russia.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that purchases of US energy products will diversify the EU’s sources of supply and contribute to the bloc’s energy security.

“We will replace Russian gas and oil with significant purchases of US LNG, oil and nuclear fuels,” she said.