U.S. and Russian officials discussed energy deals during Ukraine peace talks in Moscow and the White House Energy deals framed as incentives to persuade Putin for peace and ease sanctions, shifting from EU's 2027 phase-out target Discussions included ExxonMobil's return to Sakhalin-1, Arctic LNG 2 equipment sales, and U.S. purchase of Russian nuclear icebreakers No breakthrough occurred since the Alaska summit; U.S. re-entry would face opposition from Congress and EU, while energy incentives may shape next negotiations Washington aims to shift Russia to U.S. technology, weakening Moscow-Beijing partnership, and Russian energy projects struggle under sanctions, so restoring Western investment would reshape global energy markets.