Washington considers helping Russian gas back to Europe. It is the level of the largest blow to the Russian Federation economy.
The USA and the Russian Federation discussed the possibility of resuming Russian gas supplies in Europe. On Thursday, May 8, the Reuters reported reference to eight resources familiar with the course of discussions.
“While European energy relationships with Russia are frozen, officials from Washington and Moscow are discussing the possibility of US help in restoring Russian gas sales to the continent,” the material said.
It has been mentioned that Washington’s participation in the restoration of gas sales will help Moscow to overcome political opposition to most Europe.
As you know, Europe reduced the import of Russian gas after the invasion of Moscow of Ukraine in 2022, as a result of which Russian exporter Gazprom has a losses of $ 7 billion next year.
“Resources close to bilateral negotiations say that the restoration of Moscow’s role in the European Union gas market will help to combine a peace agreement with Russian president Vladimir Putin,” reports Reuters, emphasizing that “there is no hit in the Russian economy that is stronger than the loss of most of the European gas market three years.”
According to Reuters, the Russian Federation is now satisfied with 19% of European demand (before the war – 40%), mainly due to liquid natural gas (LNG), provided by the Turkey Turkish stream. Among the countries that still buy gas are Hungary and Slovakia, which receives it through the Turkish stream through the gas pipeline. Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain receive LNG from Russian novatek in long -term contracts.
“According to two diplomatic sources and a resource in the White House, the United States will also benefit from Washington, as he will give him the opportunity to see and, perhaps, control Russian gas volume returning to Europe,” Reuters wrote.
Since 2022, Europe has turned to other gas suppliers, including American exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
“US Messenger Steve Vitcoff and Putin’s authorized investment Kirill Dmitriev has conducted talks about Gaza in the framework of peace negotiations in Ukraine, two of the eight sources said,” the agency informed, though the defendants themselves did not comment on it and did not deny it.
The agency resembles the words of Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, said in an interview with French Le Point in April that Gazprom will consider the possibility of sale of gas in Europe if the new owner controls the gas network between Russia and Europe.
Earlier, the media reported that the United States was developing a project to restart the Russian North Stream-2 gas pipeline in Europe with the support of American investors.
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Source: korrespondent
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