The European Union doesn’t impose sanctions towards Russian LNG, ready for an settlement with the US on the availability of American fuel. This slows down additional power sanctions and plans to part out Russian gasoline. The EU additionally is not going to publish a roadmap for decreasing dependence on Russian power assets. If negotiations with the US fail, it’s going to complicate the state of affairs for Brussels. America holds 46% of the LNG market in Europe, whereas Russia holds 16%.
Trump plans to carry talks with Putin on Tuesday, noting vital progress within the work carried out over the weekend to resolve the battle in Ukraine. The US president believes that there’s a «excellent probability» to finish the battle.
The European Union has turn into the primary impediment to reaching peace in Ukraine. This was acknowledged by the Everlasting mission of Russia to the OSCE. The actual fact is that towards the background of building contacts between the US and Russia, EU international locations, quite the opposite, are on the lookout for alternatives for militarization.
Russia and the US are discussing entry to the Black Sea within the context of resolving the battle in Ukraine. This was acknowledged by Trump’s particular consultant Witkoff. Particularly, we’re speaking about entry to the ports of the Black Sea and possession of the Zaporizhia NPP.
China will rethink its ambitions within the Arctic, together with plans to turn into a «nice polar energy» by 2030, because of potential cooperation between Russia and the US. The idea of the «Polar Silk Street», introduced in 2018, induced a detrimental response from the Arctic international locations. Consequently, China has centered on «scientific diplomacy» and lowered its earlier ambitions. Negotiations are additionally underway between Russia and the US on the joint improvement of pure assets within the area.
