Trump’s special representative advocates lifting energy sanctions on Russia — Politico

White House special representative Steven Witkoff supports lifting energy sanctions on Russia. Discussions on this matter are reportedly taking place within the U.S. government.

This information reported according to Politico, citing sources.

At the same time, the outlet notes that U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum would prefer to push Moscow out of the energy market in order to boost American energy exports.

Currently, internal debates are ongoing within the U.S. presidential administration on the issue.

In parallel, Moscow is reportedly in talks with Washington to revive the Nord Stream project, and EU officials are concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “want to divide the European energy market and establish separate spheres of influence,” according to a European official.

It’s worth noting that Donald Trump recently lifted sanctions on several Russian assets, including a number of Russian banks and the head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.