US backs resuming Russian gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, newspaper reports

The United States supports a swift resumption of Russian natural gas exports to Europe, according to the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal. The gas would be carried through pipelines that run across Ukrainian territory.

The newspaper cites several U.S., European and Ukrainian officials. None of them is named.

The report gives no further details on when or in what volumes deliveries could restart, or on what decisions have already been made. No official confirmation from the parties involved is mentioned.