There are more and more rumors indicating that after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, the United States and American companies are going to become key traders of Russian commodities in the global (at least European) market.

The United States is discussing with Russia and Germany the purchase of Nord Streams and other energy infrastructure to restart Russian energy supplies to Europe after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, the German publication Correctiv says in its investigative article.

According to the newspaper, the discussion has been going on for “several months.” In addition to the joint venture, the Americans are showing interest in Rosneft’s subsidiary in Germany, which owns 54% of the shares in the Schwedt refinery (supplied with oil via the Druzhba pipeline) and smaller stakes in the South German refineries Bayernoil and Miro.

Recall that of the three threads of the Nord Streams, only one survived after the explosion in the fall of 2022.

The WSJ reported back in November that Stephen Lynch, an American investor and Trump supporter, was trying to participate in the Nord Stream 2 project. The documents of the bankruptcy case of Nord Stream 2 AG in Switzerland also indicate negotiations. At the beginning of the year, the company claimed in court that it was “in intensive contact with financial investors.”

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