
Some European Union officials have endorsed an idea to restart Russian pipeline gas supply to the EU as part of a possible peace deal for Ukraine, sources with knowledge of the talks have told the Financial Times. Russian pipeline gas supply via Ukraine stopped on January 1, 2025, after Ukraine refused to negotiate an extension to the transit deal. At 0500 GMT on New Year’s Day, Russian gas giant Gazprom halted pipeline deliveries, and the last remaining EU members that were still receiving gas from Russia via Ukraine until December 31 –…