Overview

• Reuters-cited sources say proposals included ExxonMobil returning to the Sakhalin‑1 project, sales of U.S. equipment for the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2, and even U.S. purchases of Russian nuclear icebreakers.
• The options were discussed during envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit to Moscow with meetings involving Vladimir Putin and Kirill Dmitriev, then raised inside the White House and briefly at the Alaska summit.
• No agreements have been finalized, and President Vladimir Putin separately signed a decree that in principle allows foreign investors to reenter Sakhalin‑1.
• The White House said it remains in close contact with Moscow and Kyiv to pursue an end to the war and declined to negotiate details in public.
• Some insiders said Washington also aimed to shift Russia toward U.S. technology rather than Chinese, while President Trump warned of additional sanctions on Russia and possible tariffs on India if talks stall.