The EU has narrowly avoided a full-blown trade war with Trump by pledging to buy $750 billion of U.S. oil and gas by the end of his term. But achieving that will be almost impossible.

The claim consists of two main components: first, that the EU narrowly avoided a trade war with Trump by pledging to buy $750 billion of U.S. Oil and gas by the end of his term; second, that achieving this pledge will be almost impossible. Multiple credible sources confirm that the EU and U.S. Reached a trade deal including a commitment by the EU to purchase $750 billion in American energy products over approximately three years.axios.comaxios.comEU trade deal with Trump seen as helping Europe ditch Russian fuelswhitehouse.govwhitehouse.govFact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Dealfortune.comfortune.comU.S. and EU reach a trade deal that sets 15% tariff rate and pledges hundreds of...

This agreement was part of a broader effort to ease tensions and avoid tariffs that could have escalated into a trade war.nytimes.comnytimes.comEurope Made Major Trade Concessions to Trump. How Did That Happen?cnn.comcnn.comTrump’s EU deal averts disaster. But few are cheeringreuters.comreuters.comKey elements of EU-U.S. trade deal agreed on Sunday However, experts and analysts widely regard the $750 billion energy purchase pledge as unrealistic or 'fantasy' due to several factors: limited U.S. Energy export capacity, logistical challenges, and the EU's limited control over private sector imports.politico.eupolitico.euThe EU’s ‘fantasy’ $750B energy promise to Trump

The EU itself has acknowledged difficulties in compelling private companies to meet such investment or purchase targets. Thus, while the pledge exists and helped de-escalate trade tensions, practical obstacles make fulfilling it highly improbable. This nuanced situation supports a verdict of Mostly True because the core factual assertions are accurate but the feasibility caveat is important context.