Trump considers renewed Russian gas deal amid Nord Stream talks
Russia is in talks with the United States about resuming supplies of Russian gas to Europe, reports Reuters. Previously, there had already been indications from the American side that the USA might engage in gas cooperation with Russia.
Officials from Washington and Moscow have been in discussions concerning American assistance in restarting the sale of Russian gas to Europe, as eight sources familiar with the talks informed the Reuters agency.
For Trump, Russian gas may still be attractive. There were suggestions from the American side that the USA could engage in gas cooperation with Russia.
In February 2025, "The Wall Street Journal" reported that an American financier from Miami, Stephen P. Lynch, is attempting to acquire shares in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. There were opinions that American control over this project could be a significant asset in peace negotiations with Russia. The fact that talks are ongoing between the USA and Russia about restoring supplies via Nord Stream was later confirmed by Sergey Lavrov.
Trump wants to strike a deal, and Russia finds it advantageous
From a purely business perspective, such cooperation could be beneficial for both sides. Americans would procure cheaper gas from the Jamaican region and Western Siberia from Russians and sell it in the EU under their own label. Shares in Nord Stream would reduce the costs of gas transportation and LNG deliveries. Russia, in turn, would earn as an intermediary. However, Nord Stream is not the only pipeline that interests Trump.
As reported by "The Guardian" on Saturday, the USA demands control over the key pipeline transmitting Russian gas through Ukrainian territory to Western Europe as part of a prepared minerals agreement. It concerns the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod line, which used to channel natural gas from Western Siberia through Ukraine to Europe. In December 2022, as a result of an explosion, it was damaged.
According to "The Guardian", the latest American document contains a demand for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to take control over it. This would confirm the thesis that Trump is also ready to profit from the transmission of gas from Russia to Europe.
Russia's painful problem
After Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Europe decided to limit the import of Russian gas. As a result, the Russian energy giant Gazprom faced a serious problem.
In the following year, the company reported a loss of 7 billion dollars, which forced it to look for new export directions. However, nothing affected its economy more than the loss of most of the European gas market three years ago.
Currently, it meets 19% of Europe's demand (previously 40%), mainly in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is also transmitted through Turkey via the TurkStream pipeline, indicates Reuters.
