According to T. Mitrova
Over the past decade, the United States has consistently opposed Russian gas exports. Under the first Trump administration, the United States pressured Germany to stop Nord Stream 2, promoted American liquefied natural gas (LNG) around the world under the slogan “freedom gas,” and pushed Europeans to reduce their dependence on Russia.
But with Trump’s return to the presidency, the situation has changed: both American and Russian officials are discussing possible cooperation in selling gas to Europe. There are even rumors about reviving Nord Stream 2 or American companies joining Russian LNG projects in the Arctic.
Trump faces a three-way balancing act: preserving cheap energy at home, expanding U.S. LNG supplies abroad, and crafting a symbolic peace deal with Russia. But he wants quick, visible victories over difficult decisions. Meanwhile, Russia is trying to shift the discussion away from the Ukraine conflict and toward broader U.S.-Russian economic cooperation — launching joint projects on rare earth metals, Arctic cooperation, and gas. Will this tactic work? That remains to be seen.
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