US presses to resume Russian gas sales to Europe via Ukraine

The Wall Street Journal reported Washington is pressing to resume Russian gas sales to Europe via Ukraine as part of an energy-sector ceasefire push.

• Envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff proposed selling Russian gas through an American intermediary to bypass European sanctions during September visits to Moscow and Kyiv.
• Kyiv resumed its air campaign on Friday, striking three major Russian refineries, after suspending attacks for about two weeks.
• A senior US official said the White House proposed that Russia deposit gas-sale proceeds in a third-party escrow account to prevent Kremlin war financing.
• Trilateral peace talks between the US, Russia, and Ukraine are scheduled for mid-November in Abu Dhabi.