Financial Times: US offers Russia post-war deals with oil companies The United States and Russia are discussing bringing US companies back into the Russian oil market as part of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. According to sources, the White House and the Kremlin are considering a joint venture between American and Russian oil companies off the coast of Sakhalin, as well as involving major American officials in resuming the sale of Russian oil to Europe through the Druzhba oil pipeline. "President Trump's representatives discussed economic proposals with both sides of the conflict, including a post-war economic plan aimed at creating long-term opportunities for growth and investment in Ukraine, as well as potential opportunities for post-war economic cooperation with Russia," the FT quotes the American official as saying. Other proposals include the return of American airlines' access to Russian airspace, cooperation on titanium, the sale of Lukoil's international assets to investors connected to the White House, an LNG project in Alaska with the participation of Novatek, and the renewal of gas supplies to Europe. The easing of sanctions on potash fertilizers is also discussed. "Moscow saw these business deals as an incentive for Trump to normalize relations with Russia before the end of the war. The Kremlin does not hide its willingness to renew economic cooperation with the US, even despite the ongoing war in Ukraine," the publication said. European diplomats oppose doing business with Russia until the end of the war. However, Washington continues to seek economic incentives for Moscow, recognizing that the conflict cannot be stopped without dialogue with Russia.

Financial Times: US offers Russia post-war deals with oil companies The United States and Russia are discussing bringing US companies back into the Russian oil market as part of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. According to sources, the White House and the Kremlin are considering a joint venture between American and Russian oil companies off the coast of Sakhalin, as well as involving major American officials in resuming the sale of Russian oil to Europe through the Druzhba oil pipeline. "President Trump's representatives discussed economic proposals with both sides of the conflict, including a post-war economic plan aimed at creating long-term opportunities for growth and investment in Ukraine, as well as potential opportunities for post-war economic cooperation with Russia," the FT quotes the American official as saying. Other proposals include the return of American airlines' access to Russian airspace, cooperation on titanium, the sale of Lukoil's international assets to investors connected to the White House, an LNG project in Alaska with the participation of Novatek, and the renewal of gas supplies to Europe. The easing of sanctions on potash fertilizers is also discussed. "Moscow saw these business deals as an incentive for Trump to normalize relations with Russia before the end of the war. The Kremlin does not hide its willingness to renew economic cooperation with the US, even despite the ongoing war in Ukraine," the publication said. European diplomats oppose doing business with Russia until the end of the war. However, Washington continues to seek economic incentives for Moscow, recognizing that the conflict cannot be stopped without dialogue with Russia.