Trump Envoys Push Russian Gas Transit in Ukraine Peace Talks
The plan would pair gas transit with sanctions relief and asset freezes as Washington seeks a settlement that could lower European energy costs.
- The administration of President Donald Trump has proposed that Europe resume purchasing Russian gas as part of a peace agreement on Ukraine.
- President Trump's special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff put forward this idea during talks with Ukrainian and European officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv last month.
- The White House noted the war "is driving up energy prices across Europe and creating serious economic difficulties in both Russia and Ukraine," while proponents argue European voters "will inevitably seek cheaper energy sources."
- European representatives reacted extremely negatively to the proposal, as its implementation would undermine the European Union's long-standing efforts, supported by Washington, to move away from Russian gas.
- The New York Times reports that United States and Russian representatives have discussed potential business deals since last year, yet there are no signs this has forced Vladimir Putin to back down.
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Washington suggests that the European Union should reconnect with Russian oil imports in order to reduce bills and negotiate peace. A dramatic strategic shift that is in full swing...
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cedarnews.netDonald Trump makes diesel deals with Vladimir Putin. Now the Trump administration is urging countries in Europe to start buying Russian gas again, writes the New York Times.
A key part of the sweeping peace plan for Ukraine being drafted by President Donald Trump's administration is a proposal that would upend years of U.S. energy policy. The U.S. argument is simple: Europe should resume and increase purchases of Russian gas. Such a move would provide an economic boost to Moscow and restore its influence in the region.
European countries should resume buying more Russian gas, according to a new plan from the administration of US President Donald Trump, published by The New York Times (NYT). Such a move, according to the White House, would help ensure peace in Ukraine - by restoring Russian influence in the region.
The proposal would scrap the EU's plans to get rid of Russian gas.
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