Proposed Lukoil oil deal reportedly figures in US-Russia talks on Ukraine

The Hill, citing The New York Times, reports that Putin raised a multibillion-dollar deal involving Russian energy company Lukoil during a September 5 meeting with US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Two Middle Eastern groups behind the deal have done business with the negotiators. The Hill says it is unclear whether either man would profit, but the links have raised potential conflict-of-interest concerns.