U.S. and Russia Discuss Gas Sales to Europe via Nord Stream

Top U.S. and Russian officials, including Jared Kushner and Putin adviser Kirill Dmitriev, have discussed bringing a U.S. investor into the Nord Stream pipelines to resume gas sales to Europe, according to five sources. The talks aim to enable U.S. investors to profit from energy flows after the Ukraine war ends, with Kushner viewing business deals as central to peace. A White House official denied recent discussions, while a U.S. official called a deal unlikely in the medium term. The pipelines are sanctioned by the U.S. and EU, making any restart illegal, and Germany strongly opposes it. Poland and Baltic states reject energy ties, though Germany's AfD party supports resuming Russian gas.