Ukraine Peace Talks Reportedly Expand to Multibillion-Dollar Bid for Lukoil's Foreign Assets | Traders Agency
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Ukraine Peace Talks Reportedly Expand to Multibillion-Dollar Bid for Lukoil's Foreign Assets
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October 3, 2026
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Talks between Washington and Moscow over ending the war in Ukraine have widened to include a proposed multibillion-dollar deal for Lukoil's international oil assets, with a bidding group that includes investor Todd Boehly, Middle Eastern parties and an arm of the US government,
The New York Times reported
on October 3. The deal is not final and is contingent on approval from the US Treasury Department, which oversees sanctions enforcement, and from the Kremlin, according to the newspaper's account, cited by Reuters and the Times of India.
What the NYT Reported
Illustrative scene representing the US-Russia diplomatic backdrop to the reported deal. (Source: The Straits Times/Reuters, Times of India)
The proposed transaction covers a sprawling set of oil fields, refineries and gas stations that Lukoil owns around the world. The NYT, citing eight people familiar with the negotiations, reported that a group led by Boehly has emerged as the leading bidder, alongside two Middle Eastern groups that have done business with Jared Kushner or Steve Witkoff's family, and an arm of the US government itself. The named Middle Eastern participants are Qatar-based businessmen Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat and an Abu Dhabi investment fund controlled by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to the
Times of India's write-up
of the report.
A senior US administration official told the NYT that Witkoff and Kushner had directly negotiated the financial terms of the proposed US government investment, including what the official described as "a substantial upfront payment and profits