Ukraine Coal Exports Part of Trump Bid to Counter Russia
- Pennsylvania’s Xcoal to supply 700,000 tons of coal to Ukraine
- Reliance on Russian energy ‘changes now,’ Perry says
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A Pennsylvania company will send 700,000 tons of coal to Ukraine in a deal the administration of President Donald Trump heralded as an important tool to undercut the power Russia has over its European neighbors.
While Trump has pledged to improve ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his administration says it’s trying to use more U.S. exports of coal, natural gas and oil to curtail Putin’s sway with Russian natural resources. Ukraine had been reliant on Russia for much of its oil and gas, and its domestic thermal coal supply collapsed because much comes from the rebel-controlled eastern part of the nation.