The European Union doesn’t impose sanctions in opposition to Russian LNG, ready for an settlement with the USA on the availability of American gasoline. This slows down additional power sanctions and plans to section out Russian gasoline. The EU additionally is not going to publish a roadmap for decreasing dependence on Russian power assets. If negotiations with the USA 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 important progress within the work carried out over the weekend to resolve the battle in Ukraine. The US president believes that there’s a «superb likelihood» to finish the battle.
The European Union has develop 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 in opposition to the background of creating contacts between the USA and Russia, EU international locations, quite the opposite, are on the lookout for alternatives for militarization.
Russia and the USA 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. Specifically, 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 develop into a «nice polar energy» by 2030, as a result of potential cooperation between Russia and the USA. The idea of the «Polar Silk Street», introduced in 2018, brought about a adverse response from the Arctic international locations. In consequence, China has targeted on «scientific diplomacy» and lowered its earlier ambitions. Negotiations are additionally underway between Russia and the USA on the joint improvement of pure assets within the area.
