May 8, Reuters News: Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of restoring Russian natural gas supplies to Europe.
Comment: This news is closely linked to Russia's demand to lift sanctions as a condition for a ceasefire. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western countries have imposed multiple rounds of economic sanctions on Russia covering energy, finance, and other fields. Russia has listed lifting sanctions as one of the conditions for a ceasefire in an attempt to alleviate its economic difficulties, and discussing the restoration of natural gas supplies may be a move by Russia in this chess game.
However, this discussion faces many obstacles. From a political perspective, some European countries have分歧s in their attitudes toward Russia. Some Eastern European countries, due to geopolitical factors, firmly oppose easing relations with Russia and resist the restoration of natural gas supplies; while some South European and Central European countries, due to energy needs, have certain intentions to restore supplies.
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