U.S. renews push to sell Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine U.S. officials are promoting a plan for Russia to resume selling natural gas to Europe through Ukrainian pipelines, with an American intermediary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 2, citing unnamed U.S., European and Ukrainian officials. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff promoted the idea during trips to Moscow and Kiev in September. The proposal was floated last month after Ukraine halted attacks on Russian refineries under pressure from US President Donald Trump. Kyiv has since renewed the attacks, Bloomberg reported. The source doesn't say officials have officially put the offer back on the table, so this story describes the resurgence without claiming an official revival. Vitkoff and Kushner first urged the Kiev and European governments to resume Russian gas imports in October, and the European Commission rejected the idea within days. Routing Russian gas through an American intermediary may test how the EU's binding legal moratorium applies to this arrangement. The regulation blocks long-term Russian LNG contracts from Jan. 1, 2027 and pipeline supplies from Sept. 30, 2027, or Nov. 1 if storage targets are not met. Her appeal to an American mediator has not been proven. European capitals have so far closed ranks. "We must not buy anything that goes into Putin's war chest, including Russian gas," German Economy and Energy Minister Katrina Reicha said on October 26, as Poland's Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domanski ruled out any return to Russian gas at a Polish-German business forum in Warsaw. Slovakia is the exception and has said it will continue to buy Russian gas, and the Kremlin has urged Europe not to rule out a return. The shutdown of the refineries that shelved the gas program lasted about two weeks.

U.S. renews push to sell Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine U.S. officials are promoting a plan for Russia to resume selling natural gas to Europe through Ukrainian pipelines, with an American intermediary, the Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 2, citing unnamed U.S., European and Ukrainian officials. US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff promoted the idea during trips to Moscow and Kiev in September. The proposal was floated last month after Ukraine halted attacks on Russian refineries under pressure from US President Donald Trump. Kyiv has since renewed the attacks, Bloomberg reported. The source doesn't say officials have officially put the offer back on the table, so this story describes the resurgence without claiming an official revival. Vitkoff and Kushner first urged the Kiev and European governments to resume Russian gas imports in October, and the European Commission rejected the idea within days. Routing Russian gas through an American intermediary may test how the EU's binding legal moratorium applies to this arrangement. The regulation blocks long-term Russian LNG contracts from Jan. 1, 2027 and pipeline supplies from Sept. 30, 2027, or Nov. 1 if storage targets are not met. Her appeal to an American mediator has not been proven. European capitals have so far closed ranks. "We must not buy anything that goes into Putin's war chest, including Russian gas," German Economy and Energy Minister Katrina Reicha said on October 26, as Poland's Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domanski ruled out any return to Russian gas at a Polish-German business forum in Warsaw. Slovakia is the exception and has said it will continue to buy Russian gas, and the Kremlin has urged Europe not to rule out a return. The shutdown of the refineries that shelved the gas program lasted about two weeks.