U.S. and Russia Discuss Energy Incentives for Peace
U.S. and Russian officials discussed energy deals during Ukraine peace talks in Moscow and the White House Energy deals are framed as incentives to persuade Putin toward peace and ease sanctions, shifting from the EU's 2027 phase-out target U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff discussed ExxonMobil's potential return to Sakhalin-1, Arctic LNG 2 equipment sales, and U.S. purchase of Russian nuclear icebreakers No breakthrough occurred after the Alaska summit, with U.S. re-entry facing opposition from Congress and the EU Energy incentives may shape the next negotiation round, aiming to shift Russia toward U.S. technology to weaken the Moscow-Beijing partnership Russian energy projects struggle under sanctions, and restoring Western investment would reshape global energy markets.