US and Russia discuss selling Russian gas to Europe via Nord Stream

The United States and Russia are discussing a potential deal to sell Russian gas to Europe, with US envoy Jared Kushner negotiating to attract American investors to the idled Nord Stream pipelines. Germany previously bought most of its gas from Russia before the war in Ukraine. Kushner and Russian presidential adviser Kirill Dmitriev have met in Moscow and New York to discuss the plan, which would let American investors profit from energy supplies to Europe after the war ends. The White House says any deal must benefit US taxpayers and companies, though it denied recent Nord Stream discussions. The pipelines remain under US and EU sanctions, making any restart illegal without approval. Germany opposes reviving Nord Stream, having found alternative suppliers, while Poland and Baltic states firmly reject renewed energy ties with Russia.