US-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal, NYT reports - Reuters
US-Russia talks on Ukraine involve multi-billion dollar oil deal, NYT reports - Reuters
Source: Reuters
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DW NOTE
The US is negotiating energy deals with Russia while Russia burns through 1,500 soldiers a day grinding toward Ukrainian cities it plans to freeze this winter. Either Washington believes Moscow will actually decouple war aims from oil revenue, or this is a bet that Ukraine's bargaining position improves once the lights go out in Kyiv.