“If sanctions are eased in a way that we can go back in, why wouldn’t we? It’s our job,” Gunvor Group CEO Torbjörn Törnqvist told the agency.
Mercuria Energy Group’s CEO Marco Dunand echoed the sentiment.
Trafigura Group’s CEO Richard Holtum, however, cautioned that British staff could complicate reentry if U.S. sanctions lift while others linger.
Vitol Group’s Russell Hardy tied any move to “the rules and regulations at the time,” calling ceasefire talks “incredibly complex.”
“In reality we do think it’s going to be a year or two, so there isn’t any anxiousness inside of the organization about being ready or preparing for it,” he said. “But clearly I could be wrong and it could be quicker than anticipated.”
Earlier it was reported that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference on March 25 on the results of negotiations between Ukraine and the United States and the United States and Russia in Saudi Arabia over the past three days.
Earlier, in March 2025, however, it was reported that the largest Western companies do not want to return to Russia.