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Vittkoff proposed to Burnanov reinstating transit of Russian gas and oil through Ukraine: talks ended in a dispute, — Le Monde
During the latest talks with the American side, US special envoy Stephen Vittkoff told Ukraine’s Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov about the alleged economic benefits Ukraine could gain after the war, the restoration of relations with Russia, and trade between the Russian Federation and Europe.
The French publication Le Monde reports this, citing sources.
According to the publication, the meeting took place 9 October and lasted almost 3 hours. Vittkoff sought to convince the Ukrainian delegation of the benefits of a large-scale postwar economic recovery plan involving Ukraine, Europe, and Russia. Specifically, it discussed the complete restoration of the operation of pipelines through which Russian gas and oil are delivered to Europe via Ukrainian territory.
The American representative believed such a project would bring Kyiv additional revenues and would allow European countries to lower energy costs. However Budanov, as described by Le Monde, sharply rejected this proposal, saying: “Our example is not Belarus, but Poland!”.
After this, the meeting was interrupted. Budanov called President Volodymyr Zelensky, who, according to the publication, advised him not to reveal his emotions. When talks resumed, participants were handed a document outlining an agreement recently announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the article, the United States committed to purchasing nearly 5 million tons of Russian diesel fuel.
After this Vittkoff urged the Ukrainian delegation to agree to the diesel deal and to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. He argued that Ukrainian attacks allegedly pose a threat to the whole world.
A Le Monde interlocutor, close to the Ukrainian delegation, said he had never seen Ukrainian representatives so stunned and anxious after the talks. According to him, the delegation then concluded that the United States had made a deal with Russia without demanding any concessions from Moscow regarding the war against Ukraine.
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