US and Russia explore gas sale to Europe amid Ukraine war: Reuters
The talks also cover a possible Lukoil asset sale and a wider U.S.-Russia energy deal that could let investors profit after the war ends.
- US Special Envoy Jared Kushner and Kirill Dmitriev, a close adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, held talks about bringing a US investor into the sanctioned Nord Stream pipelines that delivered gas to Germany before Russia invaded Ukraine.
- Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the pipelines supplied more than half of Germany's gas imports; they were mothballed and subsequently damaged in underwater explosions during September 2022, then sanctioned by the United States and European Union.
- Kushner and Dmitriev also discussed selling European assets owned by Russian energy company Lukoil, with a White House official stating that Steve Witkoff and Kushner worked with the International Development Finance Corporation to negotiate a substantial upfront payment for the United States.
- Poland's political leadership remains firmly opposed to reopening the pipeline, while lawmaker Michael Kellner warned, "This threatens to be a dirty deal that will cost Europe dearly," adding, "Americans and Russians will share the profits."
- President Donald Trump could waive sanctions to permit such deals, but if Democrats win control of Congress in next month's midterm elections, this would become harder; a White House official stated there have been "no Nord Stream discussions recently.
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Russia and the United States are currently discussing a number of potentially mutually beneficial projects in the economy, and have informed journalists of the Russian President's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov. "There are indeed a number of potential projects under discussion for economic cooperation that would potentially be mutually beneficial," said Peskov to journalists.
Russian and American leaders have discussed including an American investor in Nord Stream, but the restart is being hindered by sanctions and German opposition.
The White House and the President of Russia are again negotiating to attract an American investor to North Flows, and experts believe that there are many obstacles to the resumption of Russian gas supplies.
Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is supposed to talk to Moscow about an energy deal on Nord Stream. A decisive obstacle to a possible deal remains.
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