Kushner and Dmitriev discuss Nord Stream revival and American investment
U.S. envoy Jared Kushner and Kremlin adviser Kirill Dmitriev discussed possible American investment in reviving the sanctioned Nord Stream pipelines and resuming Russian gas flows to Europe after the Ukraine war ends, according to five sources cited by Reuters. The two reportedly met in Moscow and New York in recent weeks, with Nord Stream remaining on the agenda even though it's unclear how extensively they discussed it.
The White House said any Russian deals would need to go through the U.S. Development Finance Corporation and Treasury and must benefit American taxpayers and companies — while simultaneously denying that any recent U.S.-Russia talks about Nord Stream took place at all. The pipelines remain under both U.S. and EU sanctions, and a Democratic takeover of Congress after the midterms could complicate any attempt by Trump to lift them.
The same conversations reportedly covered a plan for a Qatar- and UAE-backed consortium, alongside the DFC, to buy sanctioned Lukoil assets in Europe in exchange for lifted sanctions — a second major sanctions-relief track running in parallel to the pipeline talks.
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