Putin announced the "possibility of working together with American partners" in the Arctic region he stated this during a speech at the GECF summit. Here in the Arctic we are actively working with many countries in the world who are interested in working together. Recently, European partners and Chinese partners have been working with us in our fields. We are now looking into the possibility of working together with American partners, - said Putin (quoted by TASS). In the summer, the media reported that the Russian Federation and the US were discussing "energy deals" amid war negotiations. According to sources, the possibility of Russia purchasing American equipment for liquefied natural gas projects such as Arctic LNG 2 is being discussed. Putin also said that Europe "itself harms its own industry and social sphere, refuses Russian energy resources, breaks long-term contracts": "You know, in Russia there is a proverb that says: "Don't dig a hole for someone else, otherwise you yourself will fall into it. "This is exactly what happened today in my opinion in the countries of the European Union." According to Putin, the role of natural gas in the world "will only get stronger", and "attempts to exclude Russia from the list of participants in the global gas market" have "serious consequences".