Trump Envoys Push Russian Gas Transit in Ukraine Peace Talks

US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have proposed restoring Russian natural gas transit through Ukraine as an economic incentive in prospective peace negotiations. The White House argues transit revenue would aid Kyiv while enticing Moscow to end the war, with discussions even touching upon Nord Stream 2. The concept drew opposition from European allies, especially Germany, where Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s security adviser Günter Sautter and former Economy Minister Robert Habeck firmly rejected renewing dependencies on Russian hydrocarbons despite domestic political pressure from the AfD.