US pushes Russia-Ukraine energy truce
The gist
US envoys Kushner and Witkoff pitched restoring Russian gas flows via Ukraine to push a truce.
Europe's gas storage is 75% full, below the nine-year seasonal average, as winter nears.
How it unfolded
- Jan 1, 2025Ukraine let its gas transit deal with Russia expire, losing about $1 billion a year in fees.
- Jan 26, 2026EU member states gave final approval to a plan to ban Russian gas imports by the end of 2027; Slovakia and Hungary voted against.
- Sep 5, 2026Witkoff and Kushner held a three-hour meeting with Putin in Moscow.