Donald Trump is pushing to reopen Europe’s energy lifeline to Vladimir Putin, potentially flooding the Russian leader with billions of dollars in gas revenue while offering American investors a lucrative cut.
The explosive proposal would revive Russian natural-gas exports to Europe through pipelines crossing its enemy Ukraine, using a U.S. intermediary to get around sanctions, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Under the plan, Russia would deposit gas-sale proceeds into an escrow account in a third-party jurisdiction, preventing the Kremlin from using the money to bankroll its war, a senior U.S. official said.
So why is Trump helping Putin?
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