Before leaving for Poland, Biden announced a new partnership with the European Union focused on reducing international dependency on Russian gas. RELATED: Biden announces US humanitarian aid, opens US to Ukrainian refugees https://bit.ly/36mCslj Before departing Brussels, Biden held a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after which the United States and European Union announced a new task force aiming to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy. Biden said the task force will focus on two initiatives: helping Europe reduce its dependency on Russian gas as quickly as possible and reducing Europe's demand for gas overall. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3MXbr8l » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #JoeBiden #EU #Russia