White House Proposed That the EU Increase Purchases of Russian Gas and That Ukraine Resume Its Transit

The White House proposed that the EU increase its purchases of Russian gas again and that Ukraine resume its transit, The New York Times has learned

U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, proposed that European Union representatives once again increase purchases of Russian gas, which declined after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sources told The New York Times about the proposal.

Witkoff and Kushner proposed that Ukraine resume the transit of Russian gas.

The Europeans rejected Witkoff and Kushner’s idea, The New York Times’ sources said. According to them, some European and Ukrainian officials believe the United States is promoting the return of Russian gas to Europe partly because it wants a stake in its exports.

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