Russia and the United States are discussing bringing a US investor into the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered gas to Germany before Russia invaded Ukraine, according to a Reuters article by John O'Donnell @johnodonnell21, Gram Slattery @G_Slattery, and David Gauthier-Villars @gauthiervillars. The talks reportedly involved Putin's envoy Kirill Dmitriev and US envoy Jared Kushner. "Kushner, who has been trying to broker a truce between Russia and Ukraine, views doing business as central to restoring peace. Such a deal would enable US investors to profit from energy flows to Europe once the war ends," Reuters writes. Dmitriev and Kushner have recently met in Moscow and New York. It is unclear how extensively they discussed Nord Stream at those meetings. However, according to sources, the topic remains on the agenda. At the same time, an unnamed US official believes such a deal is unlikely in the medium term. The Nord Stream pipelines are under US and EU sanctions, meaning any resumption of their operations would be unlawful. "Germany and other European countries, which are spending billions of euros rebuilding their militaries to defend themselves from Russia, would strongly resist restarting Nord Stream," Reuters writes. Kushner and Dmitriev also discussed the sale of a number of businesses - from oil refineries to gas stations in Europe and other regions - owned by Russian energy company Lukoil. Under the plan, a consortium including the federal investment agency DFC and investors from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates would buy the assets, while US authorities would lift the sanctions.