US 'demands control' from Ukraine of key pipeline carrying Russian gas

[highplainsdem]

Source: Guardian

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Citing a source close to the talks, the news agency said the most recent document includes a demand that the US government’s International Development Finance Corporation take control of the natural gas pipeline.

It runs from the town of Sudzha in western Russia to the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod, about 750 miles (1,200km) away, on the border with the EU and Slovakia. Built in Soviet times, the pipeline is a key piece of national infrastructure and a major energy route.

On 1 January, Ukraine cut off the supply of gas when its five-year contract with the Russian state energy company Gazprom expired. Both countries had previously earned hundreds of millions of euros in transit fees, including during the first three years of full-scale war.

Volodymyr Landa, a senior economist with the Centre for Economic Strategy, a Kyiv thinktank, said the Americans were out for “all they can get”. Their bullying “colonial-type” demands had little chance of being accepted by Kyiv, he predicted.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/12/us-demands-control-from-ukraine-of-key-pipeline-carrying-russian-gas

[Norrrm]

1. Extortion. So much for sovereignty.

And it probably won't be America collecting such fees.

Most likely some private company connected with Trump.

Just a guess.

[SheltieLover]

2. I hope they tell slobby to pound sand!

[notinkansas]

3. And also that he just 'doesn't have the cards'.

[SheltieLover]

4. Yes!

Wtaf is the slob doing in the middle of this anyway? Ukraine is NOT his country!

[riversedge]

7. Right now I wish they would toss sand in the air if trumpy walks by.

[twodogsbarking]

5. He's turned the world into a casino and, well, you can guess the rest.

[PATRICK]

6. Probably one of several moves

delicately suggested' in careful steps, by his control agent in charge, Putin. Seems kind of obvious to mix the Russian agenda in with the blundering chaos here at home. Why else would he even get involved? I wouldn't even need an EXPOSE to guess at this. Thear of a file surfacing is really buried in their mutual success, their fake friendly relationship.

[Deminpenn]

8. The US now has little to no influence on Ukraine

They will get what they need from Europe, NATO (sans US) and the rest of the world.

[angrychair]

9. Sounds like Ukraine's options are...

Being slaves to Russia or slaves to the US.
The "diplomacy" happening in our name is absolutely horrid and despicable.

[electric_blue68]

10. FU drumphf, Putin! Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦🌻

[turbinetree]

11. Ukraine said not happening.............

[blue-wave]

12. So, what I read into this development is that Vlad is complaining about

oil prices dropping and Ukraine crippling (through drone attacks) about 15-20% of Russia's oil processing. The Russian economy is about to collapse , a large part of which is due to Ukraine's pressure on the Russian oil industry, so the U.S. government demands Ukraine bow to Putin? Really? Really? The bloody evil murderer of innocent Ukrainians? There's some real cra-cra (slang for crazy) going on here. Pound sand Putin. Slava Ukraini!! Heroyam Slava!!

[PortTack]

13. Dumpy doesn't get how inconsequential his demands have become! The EU, Japan, Australia, the UK and

Other freedom loving countries are backing Ukraine. They know Putin's aggression has to stop here and now, and are willing to make that happen.

[cstanleytech]

14. That's why Putin started the war and Trump's an ally of Putin so this would be like a fox watching the hen house.

[travelingthrulife]

15. I am so ashamed of my country.

[republianmushroom]

16. Hope they tell the trump administration

to fuck off. Or dig a portion of is up and ship it to trump in Washington. Here, A-O.