The document, reviewed by Bloomberg reporters, outlines
seven main proposals Moscow says could align Russian and U.S. economic
interests if a deal to end the Russo–Ukrainian war is reached. They include:
- Long-term contracts to modernize Russia’s aircraft fleet and
possible U.S. participation in Russian aerospace manufacturing.
- Joint ventures in the oil and gas sector, including oil and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) development, offshore and hard-to-recover reserves,
intended to help U.S. firms recoup past losses.
- Preferential terms to facilitate the return of U.S.
companies to the Russian market.
- Cooperation in nuclear energy, and artificial intelligence.
- A return to dollar-based settlements, potentially allowing
use of the U.S. dollar for energy transactions.
- Collaboration on raw materials such as lithium, copper,
nickel and platinum.
- Joint efforts to promote fossil fuels as an alternative to climate policies and low-carbon solutions “favored by Europe and China.”
“The western officials familiar with the memo said that some of the proposals appear to be crafted specifically to deepen the divisions between the United States and Ukraine’s European allies,” Bloomberg writes.
“They also noted that it is unlikely the Kremlin would want to pivot away from China because Beijing has become a crucial supplier of components and raw materials for the Russian war machine since western sanctions shut off other sources.”
On Feb. 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his
government had learned of proposals for broad economic cooperation between the
United States and Russia.