US pushes to restore Russian gas sales to Europe via Ukraine, WSJ reports
The plan could bring transit revenue to Ukraine and lower European gas prices, but it faces legal obstacles under European Union rules.
- On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that the United States is backing a resumption of Russian natural gas exports to Europe via pipelines crossing Ukraine to secure an energy ceasefire before winter.
- Ukraine suspended all Russian gas transit at the start of last year when a five-year deal between Gazprom and Naftogaz expired; Kyiv rejected extending the contract, permanently halting the pipeline flow.
- President Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff proposed the deal during September visits to Moscow and Kyiv, aiming to provide Ukraine with "badly needed revenue" while lowering consumer heating costs.
- The WSJ noted the arrangement could create a "lucrative opportunity for American investors," while Germany's gas storage sits at 61% full versus its 80% target as of November 1.
- European Union officials insist there is no return to buying Russian energy, though European nations have accounted for approximately 85% of Yamal LNG's recorded global deliveries this year despite legal obstacles.
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The United States has resumed promoting the idea of restoring Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as part of the Ukraine peace talks, the US publication The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
The US offered Vladimir Putin the idea of selling Russian natural gas to Europe through an American broker, bypassing European sanctions, told the sources of The Wall Street Journal.
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The United States supports the rapid resumption of Russian natural gas sales to Europe by pipelines crossing Ukraine — the enemy of Moscow during the war — as part of negotiations to ensure an energy truce before...
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