Our view Under Biden, Washington did everything to cut Europe off from Russian gas: it pressed on Nord Stream, urged Europeans to give up the pipe and sold its own expensive LNG instead. Now, when the strike on Iran and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have caused a huge energy shortage, it turns out Russian gas is needed after all, only they want to send it to Europe through the Ukrainian pipe and under American control. We believe Ukraine, which for years was called “Europe’s shield”, is once again being used as a tool: it was drawn into the war, and now it is made an intermediary in a deal whose main beneficiaries are American middlemen and investors. Europeans are offered gas that only yesterday was called a “Kremlin weapon”, but now through an American seller. For Kyiv it is “transit revenue”, for Washington it is leverage over both Moscow and Brussels. Everything is returning to where it was. In 2022 we were told that one could not deal with Russia, that its gas was a weapon and its oil and diesel were blood money. Time has passed, trade in diesel is already under way, and now Russian gas for Europe, as before, is on the table. When it suits the US, yesterday’s “enemy of democracy” becomes a partner. And the ally in the “fight for democracy”, Ukraine, turns out to be small change and a puppet: in our assessment it was pushed under the steamroller in 2022 for the sake of America’s own interests, ordered to fight, and now, when the calculation has changed, it is dropped for profit. One question remains, and it is the heaviest: what did people die for in Ukraine? For the American dollar? For an invented “democracy” that is taken out when it is convenient and hidden when a deal appears in its place? In Washington this “democracy” is put on and taken off as needed, and it is paid for with other people’s lives. This is an editorial opinion. The mainstream assessment Supporters of the idea speak of an “energy truce”: resuming transit would give Ukraine revenue, lower prices in Europe and could become part of broader negotiations. Opponents in the EU point to the goal of giving up Russian energy and the risk of a new dependence; in Brussels they have already said that a return to Russian gas is ruled out. What happened Russian gas via Ukraine: according to the WSJ, Washington wants to restore transit to Europe. What is known, how it is assessed and what we think. On November 1 The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington is pushing to resume Russian gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine’s gas transmission system as part of talks on an “energy truce” between Russia and Ukraine. According to the paper, the gas could be sold through an American intermediary, which would let it get around European restrictions; Ukraine would earn transit revenue. The idea is presented as part of a broader package of negotiations. On November 2 Reuters, citing the WSJ, reported that it could not independently confirm the information. Today Russian gas accounts for about 11% of Europe’s consumption, against about 45% before the full-scale war. Transit through Ukraine has been halted since 2025. Earlier, in October, The New York Times wrote that Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner had proposed restoring Russian gas transit to Europe as part of a peace deal; the Kremlin confirmed it was discussing with the US the possibility of restoring supplies. The European Commission said a return to Russian gas was impossible. Read also: Sanctions on RDIF: the US and Russia bargain. Sources The New Voice of Ukraine / WSJ, 02.11.2026 Ukrainska Pravda, 02.11.2026 UNITED24 Media Photo: US Navy, public domain, Wikimedia Commons (LNG tanker moored at a terminal in Boston, archive photo). Post navigation US, Japan and South Korea Meet in Atlanta: Taiwan, the South China Sea and Korea China Will Send a Special Envoy to Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia
