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The European Commission has ruled out resuming Russian gas imports despite a reported US proposal to restore purchases as part of a future peace settlement for Ukraine, according to Interfax on October 19.
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European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho stated in Brussels that the EU would maintain its existing position on Russian energy and sanctions. She was responding to questions about whether Washington’s proposal had been discussed with European officials.
The New York Times previously reported, citing sources familiar with the talks, that the US proposal envisaged Europe resuming large-scale purchases of Russian gas. It also suggested Ukraine could consider reopening pipelines previously used to transport Russian gas to Europe.
“As for us, we stick to our former position,” Pinho stated. She recalled European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s position that sanctions would not be lifted until Russia ends its war against Ukraine.
Pinho also pointed to the October 15-16 European Council conclusions, which expressed regret over Washington’s earlier decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel fuel. She stressed that coordinated transatlantic sanctions could play a decisive role in ending the war.
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According to the source cited by Interfax, US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner presented the gas proposal to representatives of Kyiv and Brussels.
The gas proposal emerged as part of a broader US-European peace framework that would freeze fighting along the current front line. Under the plan, Russian-occupied territories, including parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, would remain under Moscow's control while negotiations continued.
The draft also pairs a large-scale reconstruction financing structure involving the World Bank and BlackRock with a Western security guarantee comparable to NATO's Article 5. One energy option under discussion envisions a pipeline carrying Russian oil and gas to Europe, with revenues shared between Ukraine and Russia, alongside a timetable for lifting sanctions on Moscow.
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