United States and Russia discuss returning American oil companies to Sakhalin-1. FT material (information) is produced and distributed by the foreign agent of the bell or pertains to the activity of the foreign agent of the bell. 18+ The White House and the Kremlin discuss returning American oil companies to the Russian market as part of peace negotiations in Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. According to the newspaper's sources, after the war ends the joint project of American and Russian oil workers on the Sakhalin shelf may be revived, and American companies may take part in renewing Russian oil supply to Europe through friendship. Among other ideas, the FT notes the restoration of flight rights for American airlines over Russia, joint titanium production and the transfer of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to American-controlled structure that would share electricity between Ukraine and Russia. The only American company in Sakhalin-1 was Exxon Mobil with 30% of its shares, which Russia seized in 2022. A year ago Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the company has no plans to return to Russia and is only discussing compensation with Russian parties for assets seized worth $4.6 billion. Almost all these ideas have already been heard. According to the FT, the current discussions continue proposals that Trump's special envoys Steve Vickoff and Jared Kushner discussed with Kirill Dmitriev last fall. The 28-point American peace plan published then by Axis included long-term economic cooperation with Russia in energy and rare-earth mining in the Arctic, and sharing electricity from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant between Russia and Ukraine. In February 2026 Zelensky also spoke of a "Dmitriev package" with cooperation proposals worth $12 trillion. This plan stalled when Ukraine refused territorial concessions. What is new, according to the FT, is that Moscow is no longer waiting for the war to end.

United States and Russia discuss returning American oil companies to Sakhalin-1. FT material (information) is produced and distributed by the foreign agent of the bell or pertains to the activity of the foreign agent of the bell. 18+ The White House and the Kremlin discuss returning American oil companies to the Russian market as part of peace negotiations in Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. According to the newspaper's sources, after the war ends the joint project of American and Russian oil workers on the Sakhalin shelf may be revived, and American companies may take part in renewing Russian oil supply to Europe through friendship. Among other ideas, the FT notes the restoration of flight rights for American airlines over Russia, joint titanium production and the transfer of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to American-controlled structure that would share electricity between Ukraine and Russia. The only American company in Sakhalin-1 was Exxon Mobil with 30% of its shares, which Russia seized in 2022. A year ago Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the company has no plans to return to Russia and is only discussing compensation with Russian parties for assets seized worth $4.6 billion. Almost all these ideas have already been heard. According to the FT, the current discussions continue proposals that Trump's special envoys Steve Vickoff and Jared Kushner discussed with Kirill Dmitriev last fall. The 28-point American peace plan published then by Axis included long-term economic cooperation with Russia in energy and rare-earth mining in the Arctic, and sharing electricity from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant between Russia and Ukraine. In February 2026 Zelensky also spoke of a "Dmitriev package" with cooperation proposals worth $12 trillion. This plan stalled when Ukraine refused territorial concessions. What is new, according to the FT, is that Moscow is no longer waiting for the war to end.