This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to Glavkom, citing Lavrov’s interview with RT India.
According to Lavrov, Washington is allegedly interested in establishing control over gas supplies to Europe. In his view, this would give the U.S. leverage over energy prices in the region.
“The U.S. said under the Biden administration that the Nord Stream pipelines would not operate,” the Russian foreign minister stated, hinting at a shift in Washington’s position.
Lavrov also claimed that disputes are allegedly ongoing between the U.S. and Europe regarding the future of the gas pipelines. At the same time, no official statements have been made by the U.S. regarding plans to purchase or restart the Nord Stream pipelines.
As is known, the “Nord Stream” and “Nord Stream 2” gas pipelines run along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to transport Russian gas to Germany. On September 26, 2022, three of the four pipeline lines were blown up near the island of Bornholm in the exclusive economic zones of Denmark and Sweden. Since then, the gas pipelines have effectively been taken out of service.
The investigation into the sabotage lasted several years. The German Federal Prosecutor’s Office suspects Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov of involvement in the sabotage—the court remanded him in custody in early 2026. Ukraine officially denies any involvement of its state agencies in this operation.
As a reminder, in May 2025, Reuters reported that the U.S. and Russia were allegedly negotiating the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe. According to the agency, the Trump administration was considering Washington’s potential role as a mediator in an energy settlement.
Incidentally, the European Commission plans to ban new contracts for Russian gas by the end of 2025 and completely phase out existing ones by 2027—despite opposition from Hungary and Slovakia.
The EU has increased its purchases of Russian gas to a record high in 2026.
Ukraine lost part of its gas production due to Russian strikes and will increase imports
