US agrees on Russian gas through Ukraine. And sanctions for whom? WSJ writes: The United States is trying to negotiate Russian gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine. It is proposed to store funds from the sale in an escrow account under the authority of a third party. Why would that be? 1 The gas is coming back, sanctions are not. Europe has been shouting for years about the abandonment of Russian energy resources. And now Washington is quietly negotiating to restore supplies. The sanctions turned out to be a bargaining tool, not a principle. 2 Loyalty - mistrust squared. They suggest saving money for "third party" fuel. That is, Russia or Ukraine cannot be trusted. But the plan works - and everyone pretends it's meant to. 3 Ukraine is a transition, not a winner. Kyiv received transit fees, and now you will receive them again. But that's not what the war was about. Or for that too? Conclusion: while Europe was frozen and proud of the sanctions, the US prepared the return of the Russian gas. The money is in the trust, the rhetoric aside. Pragmatism won over ideology. as always Opposite.