🗣️ U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff advocates lifting sanctions on russia’s energy sector. However, this initiative does not have unanimous support within Donald Trump’s administration, Politico reports, citing two sources.
Source: “Espreso”
📉 Witkoff is pushing for the removal of restrictions, while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum insists on further pushing moscow out of the energy market to strengthen the U.S. position in energy exports.
💼 According to Politico, energy remains a potential area of cooperation between the U.S. and russia. moscow is already negotiating with Washington to resume the “Nord Stream” gas pipeline and is seeking to attract American investors to the project.
🇪🇺 European partners are concerned about these developments. One EU representative stated that President Trump and putin may be aiming to divide the European energy market and create their own spheres of influence.