Energiepolitik: USA drängen auf russische Gaslieferungen durch die Ukraine nach Europa
Washington wirbt einem Bericht zufolge dafür, dass Russland über die Ukraine wieder Erdgas nach Europa exportiert. Damit erhofft sich die Trump-Regierung, den hohen Gaspreis zu dämpfen.
In a report by the Wall Street Journal, US government representatives are advocating for a plan that would reintroduce Russian natural gas deliveries through Ukraine to Europe. According to the report, the US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff pushed for this plan during their September trips to Moscow and Kyiv. The plan involves Russian gas being sold through a US intermediary to bypass European restrictions.
The newspaper cites unnamed representatives from the US, Europe, and Ukraine. The proposal was put on hold last month after Ukraine, under pressure from US President Donald Trump, unilaterally halted attacks on Russian refineries. Since then, Kyiv has resumed the attacks. Relations between Washington and Kyiv are currently strained.
Last month, Trump had reached an agreement with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, under which the US would suspend tough Russia sanctions in exchange for limited diesel deliveries to the global market to curb rising oil prices. The EU has planned to end its gas imports from Russia next year, effectively severing ties with its major energy supplier.
European gas prices have hit their highest level in nearly four years, driven by conflict in the Middle East, which has taken nearly a fifth of the world's liquefied natural gas exports. The Ukraine pipelines are intact. If the US plan becomes reality, gas deliveries could resume quickly. Supply halted in late 2024 when a transit agreement between the two countries expired. Kyiv refused to extend it.
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